FNUS73 KMPX 091124
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SBR--ANDERSON...FWS, SHERBURNE NWR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
624 AM CDT THU APR 9 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTROL THE REGION'S WEATHER INTO
TONIGHT...AS A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TRACKS INTO SOUTHWEST
MISSOURI BY THIS EVENING. PLENTLY OF SUNSHINE OVER MOST OF THE REGION
COUPLED WITH SOMEWHAT LIGHT NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL
CONTINUE TO PRODUCE LOW AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ACRSS THE
REGION.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........36 AT IGNITION...MAX 52.
RH..................61 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 3.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (7500-48900).
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-2800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3600-4900 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 8 TO 14 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............28     36     44     49     52     51
RH..............89     61     45     37     33     33
20 FT WIND......N 4    N 5    N 6    N 7    N 8    N 7
20 FT WIND GUST.5             10     10     15     10
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      3      2      2

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 27.
RH..................MAX 85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 54.
RH..................MIN 30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2000-48900).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4900-6300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 9 TO 13 MPH.

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FORECASTER...RICHARDSON
REQUESTED BY...RUSS LANGFORD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090409.SBRAN.01/MPX