FNUS73 KMPX 061717 FWSMPX SPOT FORECAST FOR COTTONWOOD RIVER SNA...MN DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1217 PM CDT MON MAY 6 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1700 CDT ON MAY 06. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WEAK UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE OVER EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA SPREADING SOME CLOUDS AND A SMALL CHANCE OF SHOWERS BY LATE AFTERNOON. HIGHS WILL WARM INTO THE MOD 60S WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY DROPPING TO NEAR 49% THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN 20 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........65 AT IGNITION...MAX 65. RH..................52 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 50 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 2 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 3. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1100-11700). MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4600-5400 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 2 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AROUND 2 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 3 PM 5 PM 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE TEMP............62 65 65 61 57 53 RH..............58 52 52 62 72 77 20 FT WIND......W 2 SW 2 S 1 S 2 S 2 S 3 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF RAIN 20 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 48. RH..................MAX 93 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (700-11000). $$ FORECASTER...WFO MPX REQUESTED BY...BRAD BOLDUAN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130506.COTTO.01/MPX