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SPOT FORECAST FOR SBR BU 4 6...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
119 PM CDT THU APR 30 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1500 CDT ON APRIL 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
COLD FRONT THAT PUSHED THROUGH EARLIER IN THE MORNING HAS ALLOWED
WINDS TO TURN TO THE WEST. WITH HIGH PRESSURE GOING SOUTH OF THE
AREA AND LOW PRESSURE TRACKING ACROSS NORTHERN MINNESOTA...WINDS
WILL REMAIN OUT OF THE WEST THROUGH FRIDAY. IN ADDITION...WINDS WILL
REMAIN GUSTY THROUGH ABOUT 10 PM THIS EVENING...WITH WINDS SUSTAINED
BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH AND GUSTS TO 30 MPH. OVERNIGHT...GUSTS WILL
DIE DOWN...BUT WILL KEEP WEST WINDS OF AT LEAST 10 MPH THROUGH
TOMORROW MORNING.  MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL INTO THE
40S SHORTLY AS DRY AIR WORKS IN BEHIND THE FRONT. WILL SEE
HUMIDITIES RECOVER QUICKLY THOUGH AFTER SUNSET AS COOLER AIR AND
CLOUD COVER WILL HELP MOISTEN THE AIR UP.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........58 AT IGNITION...MAX 59.
RH..................52 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 16 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    WEST WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (56700-85100) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (114700-137800) LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3600-5500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 21 TO 29 MPH INCREASING TO 31 TO 33 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............58     59     58     53     48     44
RH..............52     47     50     58     65     75
20 FT WIND......W 12   W 15   W 16   W 14   W 12   W 11
20 FT WIND GUST.20     25     30     25     20     20
HAINES INDEX....4      3      2      2      2      2

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 37.
RH..................MAX 96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (92700-140100) DECREASING TO FAIR
                    (14000-17100).
MIXING HEIGHT.......3700-5600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000-2900 FT AGL
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 26 TO 33 MPH DECREASING TO 18 TO 22
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20
                    PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 57.
RH..................MIN 34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (12700-52500) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (215800-239800).
MIXING HEIGHT.......800-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9000-10600 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 21 TO 30 MPH INCREASING TO 31 TO 32
                    MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...GRIESINGER
REQUESTED BY...RUSS LANGFORD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090430.SBRBU.01/MPX