FNUS73 KMPX 211002
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SBR WILDLIFE DRIVE...FWS, SHERBURNE NWR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
502 AM CDT TUE APR 21 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE CENTERED NEAR NORTHERN LAKE
MICHIGAN WILL CONTINUE THE TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT THROUGH MOST
OF TODAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS SHOULD BE IN THE MID TO LATE
MORNING AS MIXING OF THE STRONGEST WINDS ABOVE THE SURFACE
DEVELOPS. WINDS SHOULD SLOWLY DECREASE BY THE MID TO LATE
AFTERNOON AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WEAKENS AND MOVES AWAY
FROM THE REGION. SKIES WILL BE MAINLY SUNNY THIS MORNING
WITH A FEW CLOUDS DEVELOPING BY THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY
AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........47 AT IGNITION...MAX 57.
RH..................45 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 16 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 18
                    MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (12500-34500) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (162700-198300).
MIXING HEIGHT.......700-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7000-8700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 24 TO 31 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 26
                    MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............40     47     53     56     57     54
RH..............62     45     35     30     28     31
20 FT WIND......NW 14  NW 14  NW 16  NW 16  NW 15  NW 12
20 FT WIND GUST.20     25     25     30     25     20
HAINES INDEX....5      5      4      5      5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 34.
RH..................MAX 82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (138100) DECREASING TO POOR
                    (1200-2100).

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 62.
RH..................MIN 22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW TO OR LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (1600-26600) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (51900-80200) LATE IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO EXCELLENT
                    (69400-107100) IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO
                    GOOD (54600) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...TAGGART
REQUESTED BY...RUSS LANGFORD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090421.SBRWI.01/MPX