FNUS73 KMPX 051345 FWSMPX SPOT FORECAST FOR WESTRUD ELLINGSON PILES...U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 745 AM CST TUE FEB 5 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON FEBRUARY 05. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...THERE WILL BE NORTHWEST WINDS FROM 15 TO 20 MPH ALONG WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH AT THE BURN SITE THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINDS ARE IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT THAT MOVED THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING. OVERCAST CONDITIONS THIS MORNING WILL BREAK UP SOME DURING THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. TEMPERATURE.........19 AT IGNITION...MAX 23. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 15 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (7400-39200). MIXING HEIGHT.......800-1900 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 21 TO 30 MPH DECREASING TO 13 TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............21 19 19 19 16 11 20 FT WIND......NW 14 NW 14 NW 11 NW 9 NW 7 NW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 20 15 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 3. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 30. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (2200-18900). MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1100 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 17 TO 24 MPH DECREASING TO 12 TO 14 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...HILTBRAND REQUESTED BY...JARED CULBERTSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130205.WESTR.01/MPX