FNUS73 KMPX 141800
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SBR UNIT 9 11...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
100 PM CDT TUE APR 14 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 CDT ON APRIL 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
DRY WEATHER AND VERY LOW AFTERNOON HUMIDITY WILL PREVAIL OVER THE
REGION TODAY. EAST WINDS AT 5 TO 8 MPH WILL PREVAIL THIS AFTERNOON...AND
DIMINISH TO 6 MPH OR LESS THIS EVENING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........60 AT IGNITION...MAX 62.
RH..................17 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 7 MPH AT IGNITION.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1100-44600).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7100-8600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 6 TO 7 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM   10 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............56     60     62     61     54     48
RH..............23     17     15     17     24     31
20 FT WIND......E 5    E 6    E 5    NE 5   NE 4   NE 3
20 FT WIND GUST.       10                   5      5
HAINES INDEX....5      5      4      4      4      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 30.
RH..................MAX 66 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (400-27400).

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 64.
RH..................MIN 21 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (900-45200) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (67000-83100) IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4600-5600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 22
                    MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...SCHMIT
REQUESTED BY...RUSS LANGFORD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090414.SBRUN.01/MPX