FNUS73 KMPX 262013
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SBR WILDLIFE DRIVE...FWS, SHERBURNE NWR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
313 PM CDT SUN APR 26 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1600 CDT ON APRIL 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...LOW PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS WILL MOVE NORTHEAST
OVER THE NEXT TWENTY-FOUR HOURS... WORKING THROUGH WESTERN WISCONSIN
TONIGHT THEN INTO ONTARIO BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. MOISTURE SURGING NORTHWARD
IN ADVANCE OF THE LOW WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE SHOWERS AND A FEW
THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT... PARTICULARLY ALONG
AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 35. SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL WITH AMOUNTS OF OVER
AN INCH AND A HALF IS POSSIBLE... ESPECIALLY EAST OF A LINE FROM
ALBERT LEA TO RICE LAKE. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN WORKING INTO THE
AREA ON MONDAY... ALTHOUGH A FEW MORE SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE LATE
MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVES
THROUGH. HIGH PRESSURE AND GENERALLY LIGHT WINDS WILL ARRIVE BY LATE
MONDAY NIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY BEFORE SOUTHERLY WINDS
INCREASE PRIOR TO THE NEXT CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION ON WEDNESDAY.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF RAIN 60
                    PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 38.
RH..................MAX 93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST 6 TO
                    11 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO GOOD (15600-36700).
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-2300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 13 TO 21 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 52.
RH..................MIN 48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (40000-78900).
MIXING HEIGHT.......2600-4200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4600-5300 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 16 TO 21 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MCQUIRTER
REQUESTED BY...RUSS LANGFORD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090426.SBRWI.01/MPX