FNUS73 KMPX 281848
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SBR BU 9...USFWS FERGUS FALLS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
148 PM CDT TUE APR 28 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 CDT ON APRIL 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
MOSTLY SUNNY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL AS HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN
GREAT LAKES MOVES EAST.  EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL REMAIN 11 TO 15 MPH
THIS AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 23 MPH POSSIBLE.  RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL
DECREASE TO AROUND 30 PERCENT BY 3 PM.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........58 AT IGNITION...MAX 61.
RH..................32 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 11 TO 14 MPH AT
                    IGNITION.

WIND DIRECTION SHOULD BECOME MORE SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF
THE AFTERNOON.  AT 1 PM  ST CLOUD AIRPORT WAS 150 DEGREES AT 13 KTS
GUSTS TO 17 KTS. PRINCETON WAS 90 DEGREES AT 10 KTS.

HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1300-50800) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (112600).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000-6600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 7 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 18 TO
                    25 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P
SKY (%).........MCR MCR MCR PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  MC  MC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............56  58  60  61  60  60  59  56  53  51  49
RH..............35  32  30  29  31  32  34  38  44  48  54
20 FT WIND DIR..E   SE  SE  SE  SE  SE   E   E   E   E   E
20 FT WIND SPD..10  10  11  11  11  11  11  11  10  10  10
20 FT WIND GUST.15  15  20  20  20  20  20  20  15  15  15
HAINES INDEX....3   3   4   4   4   3   3   3   3   3   3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN 20
                    PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 40.
RH..................MAX 76 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (79500-113800) DECREASING TO POOR TO
                    GOOD (9300-44200) EARLY IN THE EVENING.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS. CHANCE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 56.
RH..................MIN 47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO EXCELLENT (13000-62500) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (66500-67900) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

$$
FORECASTER...WFO MPX
REQUESTED BY...TROY BOSCHEE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090428.SBRBU.02/MPX


SKY (%) LEGEND
CLR = CLEAR
MCR = MOSTLY CLEAR
PC = PARTLY CLOUDY
MC = MOSTLY CLOUDY
CDY = CLOUDY