FNUS73 KMPX 151303 FWSMPX SPOT FORECAST FOR STANTON...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 703 AM CST THU NOV 15 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CST ON NOVEMBER 15. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING. LIGHT SOUTH WINDS THIS MORNING WILL SHIFT TO NORTHWEST AND STRENGTHEN TO UP TO 10 MPH FOR THIS AFTERNOON. HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN AT OR ABOVE 50 PERCENT TODAY AND TONIGHT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........47 AT IGNITION...MAX 48. RH..................58 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 49 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 8 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 5. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (10700-37300). TIME (CST) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM 8 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY MCLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............43 47 46 43 36 31 RH..............67 58 55 55 67 75 20 FT WIND......SW 6 W 7 NW 9 NW 8 N 6 N 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 10 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 20. RH..................MAX 100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (900-32400). .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 42. RH..................MIN 46 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW TO OR MODERATE. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (2200-19500). $$ FORECASTER...BORGHOFF REQUESTED BY...RX FIRE SPLST TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20121115.STANT.01/MPX