FNUS73 KMPX 021253 FWSMPX SPOT FORECAST FOR STENERSON LAKE...U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 753 AM CDT THU MAY 2 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 02. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MEANDER OVER THE REGION THROUGH TONIGHT...BUT THE MAIN BANDS OF PRECIPITATION WILL REMAIN WELL TO THE W OVER FAR SE MN AND WESTERN WI. A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUDS CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY BUT CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN GENERALLY COOL AND RELATIVELY MOIST. WINDS WILL REMAIN GENERALLY OUT OF THE N BUT MAY VARY BETWEEN N AND NW WITH SPEEDS IN THE 10-15 MPH RANGE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........38 AT IGNITION...MAX 46. RH..................52 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 37 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 12 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO EXCELLENT (19900-61400) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (84300-118200) IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM 7 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............34 38 44 46 46 44 RH..............64 52 41 37 37 39 20 FT WIND......N 9 N 11 N 14 N 14 N 14 N 12 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 25 25 25 20 HAINES INDEX....3 3 2 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 29. RH..................MAX 78 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 50. RH..................MIN 37 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...CALDERONE REQUESTED BY...PHIL MILLETTE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130502.STENE.01/MPX