FNUS73 KMPX 211440 FWSMPX SPOT FORECAST FOR UNCAS DUNES SNA...MN DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 940 AM CDT MON MAY 21 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 21. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... MOSTLY SUNNY TODAY WITH A LIGHT SOUTHWEST TO SOUTH WIND THIS MORNING AS AREA IS UNDER HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE. EXPECT A SOUTH WIND DEVELOPING IN THE AFTERNOON REMAINING LIGHT 5 TO 8 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WARMING THROUGH THE LOWER 70S WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY DROPPING TO NEAR 30 PERCENT AFTER 4 PM IN THE AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........64 AT IGNITION...MAX 73. RH..................45 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 33 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 4 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (0-29300). MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6300-7500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 0 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 1 TO 7 MPH. TIME (CDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM 7 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............58 64 69 72 73 71 RH..............54 45 37 34 33 36 20 FT WIND......SW 2 SW 4 S 5 S 5 S 5 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... RH..................MAX 72 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 79. RH..................MIN 37 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...WFO MPX REQUESTED BY...RUSSELL SMITH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120521.UNCAS.01/MPX