FNUS73 KMPX 181428 FWSMPX SPOT FORECAST FOR SACRED HEART PILES...U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 928 AM CDT MON JUN 18 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON JUNE 18. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... ACTIVE WEATHER WITH SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY...ALONG WITH WARM TEMPERATURES. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON IN WISCONSIN AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA NEAR A WEAK FRONT WHICH WILL SETTLE INTO THE AREA. MORE WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT MAINLY IN WESTERN AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA AHEAD OF AN ADVANCING WARM FRONT. MORE ROUNDS OF STORMS WILL DEVELOP TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY AS A STRONG LOW PRESSURE LIFTS NORTHEAST ACROSS MINNESOTA. THURSDAY AND FRIDAY SHOULD BE DRY AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL RETURN FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY AS ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. DRY WEATHER SHOULD RETURN FOR SUNDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........84 AT IGNITION...MAX 89. RH..................46 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 35 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 9 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (10900-55700) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (68100-108300) LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8300-8900 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 14 TO 17 MPH. TIME (CDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM 8 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............79 84 87 89 88 85 RH..............58 46 40 35 38 41 20 FT WIND......NW 7 NW 8 NW 9 W 9 W 8 W 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 10 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...MCQUIRTER REQUESTED BY...JARED CULBERTSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120618.SACRE.01/MPX