FNUS73 KMPX 241342 FWSMPX SPOT FORECAST FOR BRADSHAW SOUTH...MN DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 842 AM CDT FRI MAY 24 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1600 CDT ON MAY 24. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH CIRRUS CLOUD COVER WILL BE ON THE INCREASE INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS...WITH LOWER CEILINGS AND A CHANCE FOR LIGHT RAIN AND POSSIBLY A THUNDERSTORM BY LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 7-9 MPH DURING THE MORNING WILL INCREASE TO SOUTH SOUTHEAST BETWEEN 12 AND 15 MPH BY THE MID-AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY BY MID AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........67 AT IGNITION...MAX 67. RH..................36 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 36 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 13 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2200-47900) INCREASING TO GOOD TO EXCELLENT (56800-85200) IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4600-4900 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 12 TO 21 MPH INCREASING TO 22 TO 24 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT SKY (%).........MCLEAR PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............64 67 66 63 58 55 RH..............37 36 37 44 57 66 20 FT WIND......SE 12 S 13 SE 11 SE 9 SE 10 SE 8 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 15 15 15 15 HAINES INDEX....4 4 3 3 2 2 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE NIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN 70 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 51. RH..................MAX 89 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (43200-87000) DECREASING TO FAIR TO GOOD (20200-48500) LATE IN THE EVENING. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN 60 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 58. RH..................MIN 67 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (43100-52200). MIXING HEIGHT.......1900-2700 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 24 TO 30 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...ZALESKI REQUESTED BY...TIM KOPPELMAN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130524.BRADS.01/MPX