FNUS73 KMPX 241300
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SBR BU 20 PILES...FWS, SHERBURNE NWR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
700 AM CST TUE FEB 24 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON FEBRUARY 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
LOW PRESSURE WILL EVOLVE IN SOUTH DAKOTA TODAY KEEPING SOUTHERLY
WINDS IN PLACE OVER MINNESOTA. WINDS WILL HAVE OCCASIONAL GUSTS LATE
THIS MORNING AND THIS AFTERNOON...BUT ALL SHOULD BE WITHIN THE 14 TO
18 MPH RANGE AT THE BURN SITE. HIGH CLOUDS WILL BE ALL FOR THE SKY
TODAY. A WARMER DAY THAN YESTERDAY WILL BE ON TAP WITH AFTERNOON
HUMIDITIES FALLING TO NEAR 55 PERCENT. ONLY LIGHT PRECIPITATION IS
POSSIBLE AT THE BURN SITE TONIGHT

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THIS MORNING THEN GRADUALLY
                    INCREASING CLOUDS THIS AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........23 AT IGNITION...MAX 35.
RH..................71 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 54 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 12 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15
                    MPH WITH GUSTS OF 14 TO 18 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (3100-23200).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 14 TO 18 MPH.

TIME (CST)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............18     23     30     34     35     33
RH..............80     71     58     54     56     63
20 FT WIND......SE 8   SE 11  SSE13  SSE 13 SSE 12 SSE 11
20 FT WIND GUST.15     20     25     20     20     20
HAINES INDEX....4      4      5      5      5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
                    EVENING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN
                    THROUGH THE NIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW
                    OVERNIGHT. OVERALL CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20
                    PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (2000-20000).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 13 TO 21 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 10
                    TO 13 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20
                    PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 33.
RH..................MIN 56 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 TO 2300.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 17 TO 21 MPH.

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FORECASTER...FRIEDLEIN
REQUESTED BY...RUSS LANGFORD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090224.SBRBU.01/MPX