FNUS73 KMPX 211433 FWSMPX SPOT FORECAST FOR STAFFANSON PRAIRIE...THE NATURE CONSERVANCY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 933 AM CDT MON MAY 21 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 CDT ON MAY 21. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... PARTLY CLOUDY TODAY WITH SOUTH WIND INCREASING SOUTH 8 TO 13 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WARMING THROUGH THE MID 70S WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY DROPPING TO 29 PERCENT BY 4 PM IN THE AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. TEMPERATURE.........73 AT IGNITION...MAX 76. RH..................33 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 29 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 13 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH 8 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (900-50000) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (66900-113000) IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXINGHEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500-5300 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 7100-8800 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 6500 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 6 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 16 TO 22 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............69 73 75 74 71 67 RH..............39 33 29 31 36 43 20 FT WIND......S 10 S 12 S 12 S 12 S 11 SE 10 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 20 20 20 15 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN 20 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 59. RH..................MAX 68 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (75700-108600) DECREASING TO POOR TO GOOD (0-49700) EARLY IN THE EVENING. $$ FORECASTER...WFO MPX REQUESTED BY...MATT MECKLENBURG TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120521.STAFF.01/MPX