FNUS73 KMPX 041047
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SBR--BU 20...FWS, SHERBURNE NWR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
547 AM CDT MON MAY 4 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

HIGH PRESSURE NEAR DULUTH WILL MOVE SLOWLY EAST TODAY. LIGHT WINDS
EARLY THIS MORNING WILL BECOME SOUTHEAST AT 5 TO 10 MPH BY LATE
THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING AS A TROF OF LOW
PRESSURE APPROACHES FROM THE DAKOTAS. SOME SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED
AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AS THE TROF MOVES ACROSS MINNESOTA.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........59 AT IGNITION...MAX 71.
RH..................40 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 7 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING
                    SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1300-35700) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (55500-100800) LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7200-9000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 7 TO 15 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............48     59     66     70     71     69
RH..............55     40     32     27     27     31
20 FT WIND......E 4    SE 6   SE 8   S 9    S 9    SE 8
20 FT WIND GUST.5      10     15     15     15     10
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4      4      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE
                    EVENING. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN 60
                    PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 51.
RH..................MAX 80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (64200-99200) DECREASING TO POOR TO
                    GOOD (2600-31700) EARLY IN THE EVENING.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH
                    THE DAY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 69.
RH..................MIN 47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 6 OR OR VERY LOW TO OR HIGH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO EXCELLENT (20800-64800) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (81600-126100) LATE IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO EXCELLENT
                    (153700-180400) EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
                    DECREASING TO EXCELLENT (128900) LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3700-5300 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO
                    6200-7900 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO
                    5600 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 23 TO 31 MPH.

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FORECASTER...HILTBRAND
REQUESTED BY...RUSS LANGFORD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090504.SBRBU.01/MPX