FNUS73 KMPX 221251 FWSMPX SPOT FORECAST FOR GREY CLOUD DUNES...MN DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 751 AM CDT TUE MAY 22 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MAY 22. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE MORNING WITH WINDS BECOMING GUSTY BY NOON. TODAY WILL BRING LOW HUMIDITY...BUT THIS WILL BE THE LAST DRY DAY FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL BEFORE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVE IN AS WE MOVE INTO A VERY ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........68 AT IGNITION...MAX 83. RH..................45 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 11 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (12000-30000) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (124400-134600). MIXING HEIGHT.......900-1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5700-6300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 12 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO 22 TO 27 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............58 68 75 80 83 82 RH..............62 45 36 30 30 33 20 FT WIND......S 5 S 10 S 12 S 14 S 14 S 11 20 FT WIND GUST. 15 20 20 25 20 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 62. RH..................MAX 62 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 83. RH..................MIN 42 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 14 TO 19 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW TO OR LOW. $$ FORECASTER...PAULSON REQUESTED BY...RUSS SMITH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120522.GREYC.01/MPX