FNUS73 KMPX 151102
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SBR UNIT 9 11...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
602 AM CDT WED APR 15 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL COVER THE REGION TODAY WITH ABUNDANT SUNSHINE.
AFTERNOON HUMIDITY WILL BE QUITE LOW AND NEAR 15 PERCENT. LIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS THIS MORNING WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 12 MPH BY
THIS AFTERNOON WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 20 MPH. THE WINDS WILL
SUBSIDE TO LESS THAN 10 MPH BY SUNSET.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........53 AT IGNITION...MAX 66.
RH..................25 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 8 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING
                    SOUTHEAST 7 TO 12 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (900-25800) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (51900-97000) LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6500-7400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 18
                    MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........CLEAR  MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............43     53     61     65     66     63
RH..............37     25     18     15     15     19
20 FT WIND......SE 4   SE 7   SE 10  SE 11  SE 9   SE 7
20 FT WIND GUST.5      10     15     20     15     10
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      5      5      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 38.
RH..................MAX 70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6
                    MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (51500-86600) DECREASING TO
                    POOR TO FAIR (1500-19500) EARLY IN THE EVENING.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 67.
RH..................MIN 25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW TO OR MODERATE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2600-41700) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (61400-102800) LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4900-6600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 14 TO 22 MPH.

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FORECASTER...HILTBRAND
REQUESTED BY...RUSS LANGFORD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090415.SBRUN.01/MPX