FNUS73 KMPX 171054 FWSMPX SPOT FORECAST FOR SBR UNIT 8...FWS, SHERBURNE NWR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 554 AM CDT FRI APR 17 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 17. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... THE FIRE DANGER WILL REMAIN ELEVATED TODAY ACROSS EASTERN MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN AS TEMPERATURES REACH INTO THE LOWER 70S AND HUMIDITY VALUES FALL INTO THE 22 TO 27 PERCENT RANGE. THE WARMTH AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TO FADE ON SATURDAY AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHES FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS. SOME SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP DURING THE DAY WITH RAIN LIKELY FOR MUCH OF THE REGION SATURDAY NIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY. RAIN AMOUNTS UP TO A QUARTER OF AN INCH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN THROUGH SUNDAY WITH RAIN AMOUNTS OF A QUARTER TO A HALF INCH POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHERN MINNESOTA. COOLER WEATHER ALONG WITH SOME SHOWERS ARE FORECAST ON MONDAY WITH DRY AND SEASONAL TEMPERATURES FOR TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........57 AT IGNITION...MAX 72. RH..................51 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 31 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (800-41000). MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5600-6200 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 7 TO 15 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............52 57 63 68 70 69 RH..............60 51 40 33 31 32 20 FT WIND......S 4 S 5 S 6 S 6 SW 6 SW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 43. RH..................MAX 82 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (800-26000). .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 60. RH..................MIN 40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW TO OR LOW. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2100-39100). MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500-4000 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 12 TO 16 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...WFO MPX REQUESTED BY...RUSS LANGFORD TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090417.SBRUN.01/MPX