FNUS73 KMPX 171617 FWSMPX SPOT FORECAST FOR SMSC RX...SHAKOPEE MDEWAKANTON SIOUX COMMUNITY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1017 AM CST SAT NOV 17 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CST ON NOVEMBER 17. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SOUTHERLY WINDS WITH INCREASING HIGH CLOUDS THIS AFTERNOON. WIND COULD GUST AROUND 20 MPH WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY DROPPING TO AROUND 40 PERCENT AS HIGH TEMPERATURE REACHES THE MID 50S. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........51 AT IGNITION...MAX 57. RH..................49 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 39 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 15 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO EXCELLENT (10800-60700). MIXING HEIGHT.......700-2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1900-2700 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 22 TO 31 MPH INCREASING TO 31 TO 32 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM 8 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............47 52 56 55 51 48 RH..............58 50 40 41 54 60 20 FT WIND......S 10 S 13 S 14 S 11 S 10 S 10 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 15 15 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...WFO MPX REQUESTED BY...SHAWN KELLEY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20121117.SMSCR.01/MPX