FNUS73 KMPX 111218 FWSMPX SPOT FORECAST FOR REGAL MEADOWS HEITKE SOUTH...THE NATURE CONSERVANCY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 718 AM CDT TUE JUN 11 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON JUNE 11. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...MAINLY DRY CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TODAY...WITH ONLY A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND STORMS. HUMIDITY WILL REMAIN IN THE MODERATE RANGE. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE THIS MORNING AND BECOME NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN 20 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........75 AT IGNITION...MAX 78. RH..................62 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 54 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (400-49600) INCREASING TO GOOD (31600-51800) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500-4200 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 2 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 12 TO 16 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM 7 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............69 75 77 78 78 75 RH..............73 62 58 54 54 58 20 FT WIND......NE 3 NE 5 NE 5 NE 5 NE 5 NE 4 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 HAINES INDEX....3 3 4 3 3 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 60. RH..................MAX 84 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (2500-23900). .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 75. RH..................MIN 51 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW TO OR LOW. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (3000-49300) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (63700-94800) LATE IN THE MORNING. $$ FORECASTER...BORGHOFF REQUESTED BY...CENTRAL MINNESOTA TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130611.REGAL.01/MPX