FNUS73 KMPX 301215 FWSMPX SPOT FORECAST FOR GREY CLOUD DUNES...MN DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 715 AM CDT WED MAY 30 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 30. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... AN AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL DROP SOUTHEAST OVER THE REGION THROUGH FRIDAY. A WEATHER DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST OVER EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA AND IOWA DURING THE PERIOD. THIS WILL SPREAD MORE CLOUDS INTO SOUTHERN MINNESOTA WITH MAINLY LIGHT RAIN ACROSS THE MINNESOTA RIVER VALLEY REGION...SOUTH INTO IOWA THROUGH THURSDAY. A FEW SHOWERS MAY LINGER INTO THURSDAY OVER SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AS THE UPPER LOW PRESSURE AREA EXITS THE REGION. LOOK FOR COOLER TEMPERATURES TO REMAIN THROUGH THURSDAY WITH A WARMING TREND EXPECTED INTO THE WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........55 AT IGNITION...MAX 61. RH..................57 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 49 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 7 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH BECOMING LIGHT. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 3. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO GOOD (19100-45500). MIXING HEIGHT.......1800-2800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3800-5700 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5 TO 14 MPH. TIME (CDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM 7 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............50 55 58 60 61 59 RH..............68 57 53 51 49 51 20 FT WIND......N 6 N 6 N 5 N 5 N 5 N 3 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 5 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN 20 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 47. RH..................MAX 83 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 63. RH..................MIN 48 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR OR VERY LOW TO OR MODERATE. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3900-5700 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 6000-7300 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 5100 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...MCQUIRTER REQUESTED BY...RUSS SMITH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120530.GREYC.01/MPX