FNUS73 KMPX 131122
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SBR--BU 20...FWS, SHERBURNE NWR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
622 AM CDT MON APR 13 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

HIGH CLOUDS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS CENTRAL MINNESOTA TODAY...HOWEVER NO
PRECIPITATION WILL OCCUR. WINDS UP TO IGNITION TIME MAY VARY FROM
SOUTHEAST TO EAST..BUT BY 11 AM SHOULD BE STEADY FROM AN EASTERLY
DIRECTION AT THE BURN SITE. SPEEDS WILL COME UP TO AROUND 9 MPH BY 3
TO 5 PM. HUMIDITIES WILL AGAIN BE LOW...DROPPING TO NEAR 25 PERCENT
BY MID-AFTERNOON. TUESDAY WILL BRING MORE SUN...POTENTIALLY MEANING
EVEN DRIER AIR. HOWEVER...WINDS WILL REMAIN FAIRLY LIGHT WITH HIGH
PRESSURE IN PLACE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........49 AT IGNITION...MAX 58.
RH..................40 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    EAST 6 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1300-36000) INCREASING TO GOOD
                    (45800-55400) IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5900-6400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 6 TO 12 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............44     49     54     57     58     55
RH..............48     40     31     25     23     26
20 FT WIND......ESE 4  E 5    E 5    E 7    E 8    E 5
20 FT WIND GUST.5             10     10     10     10
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      4      4      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 30.
RH..................MAX 81 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (900-38900).
MIXING HEIGHT.......3800-5600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-2000 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 61.
RH..................MIN 22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE
                    IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (900-36300) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (54400-68800) IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6300-7900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 TO 13 MPH.

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FORECASTER...FRIEDLEIN
REQUESTED BY...RUSS LANGFORD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090413.SBRBU.01/MPX