FNUS73 KMPX 131645 FWSMPX SPOT FORECAST FOR RANDALL SLASH PILE...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1145 AM CDT WED JUN 13 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON JUNE 13. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... LIGHT RAIN MOVING INTO WESTERN MINNESOTA THIS MORNING WILL CONTINUE ITS EASTWARD TREK ACROSS THE AREA TODAY...DIMINISHING SLOWLY WITH TIME. ALTHOUGH...THERE SHOULD BE PLENTY OF CLOUD COVER TODAY...THE RAIN WILL BE LIGHT AND MOST OF EASTERN MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN SHOULD REMAIN DRY. AN ACTIVE PATTERN IS SETTING UP OVER THE NEXT WEEK AS INCREASED WARMTH AND MOISTURE RETURNS TO THE AREA. SEVERAL ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY. WIDESPREAD RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN 80 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........63 AT IGNITION...MAX 72. RH..................67 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 53 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 16 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 6. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO EXCELLENT (17700-67500) INCREASING TO GOOD TO EXCELLENT (31900-75800) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-3100 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 16 TO 22 MPH INCREASING TO 28 TO 33 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P SKY (%).........CDY CDY MC MC PC PC PC MC MC MC MC MC WEATHER COV.....LKY CHC CHC SCH WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW TEMP............61 62 63 65 67 69 70 70 71 69 67 65 RH..............67 67 67 60 56 53 53 55 55 59 63 68 20 FT WIND DIR..S SE SE SE S S S S SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..10 12 14 15 16 16 15 14 14 12 11 11 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 25 25 30 30 25 25 25 20 20 20 HAINES INDEX....3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 62. RH..................MAX 84 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (5100-15500). .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. CHANCE OF RAIN 70 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 79. RH..................MIN 66 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH BECOMING LIGHT. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR OR VERY LOW TO OR MODERATE. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO EXCELLENT (19900-69000) DECREASING TO POOR (12900) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2300-4200 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 1300 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 20 TO 26 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 13 TO 16 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...HULTQUIST REQUESTED BY...JARED CULBERTSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120613.RANDA.01/MPX SKY (%) LEGEND CLR = CLEAR MCR = MOSTLY CLEAR PC = PARTLY CLOUDY MC = MOSTLY CLOUDY CDY = CLOUDY