FNUS73 KMPX 271008 FWSMPX SPOT FORECAST FOR SBR WILDLIFE DRIVE...FWS, SHERBURNE NWR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 508 AM CDT MON APR 27 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0520 CDT ON APRIL 27. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE OFF TO THE NORTHEAST OF THE FORECAST AREA THIS MORNING. AN ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL ALSO PUSH TO THE EAST OF THE AREA THIS MORNING LEAVING NORTHWEST WINDS AND COOL TEMPERATURES IN ITS WAKE. SKIES WILL GRADUALLY BECOME PARTLY CLOUDY FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS SOUTHERN MINNESOTA BUT TAKE LONGER TO DO SO ACROSS WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH SOME GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH. A WEAK UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL CROSS THE AREA LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING BRINGING A SMALL CHANCE FOR LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS TO AREAS ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM NEW ULM TO THE TWIN CITIES TO LADYSMITH. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN TONIGHT LEADING TO LIGHT EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS TUESDAY. DRIER AIR WILL ALSO MOVE IN ROM THE EAST WITH TUESDAY AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY READINGS EXPECTED TO BE RIGHT AROUND 30 PERCENT. SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM CHANCES INCREASE FROM THE SOUTHWEST EARLY WEDNESDAY AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY AS LOW PRESSURE OFF TO THE WEST MAKES SLOW EASTWARD PROGRESS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 52. RH..................MIN 46 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (55800-98600) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (87400-106100) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......2800-4500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5100-6300 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 18 TO 26 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........CDY CDY CDY MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............38 40 42 44 45 47 48 49 51 52 52 51 RH..............89 79 73 65 62 56 54 52 48 46 46 48 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N 20 FT WIND SPD..10 11 11 12 12 14 14 14 14 12 11 10 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 20 20 20 25 25 25 20 20 20 15 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 TEMPS PRIOR TO 7 AM WILL BE NEAR 36 DEGREES WITH AN RH OF 92 PERCENT. WINDS NW 12 GUSTS TO 18 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 34. RH..................MAX 89 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (48600-77500) DECREASING TO POOR TO FAIR (2100-24300) EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING HEIGHT.......6300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 12 TO 16 MPH. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 60. RH..................MIN 32 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW TO OR LOW. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2100-44800) INCREASING TO GOOD TO EXCELLENT (52100-76300) IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5800-6600 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 8 TO 17 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...RICHARDSON REQUESTED BY...RUSS LANGFORD TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090427.SBRWI.01/MPX SKY (%) LEGEND CLR = CLEAR MCR = MOSTLY CLEAR PC = PARTLY CLOUDY MC = MOSTLY CLOUDY CDY = CLOUDY