FNUS73 KMPX 291036 FWSMPX SPOT FORECAST FOR SBR BU 33 SOUTH...FWS, SHERBURNE NWR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 536 AM CDT MON MAR 29 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MARCH 29. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS INTO THE EASTERN ROCKIES...WILL SLOWLY LIFT NORTHEAST OVER THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. DRY AND MILDER WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THE END OF THE WORK WEEK. TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO MODERATE INTO THE UPPER 60S AND 70S BY WEDNESDAY EVENING. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL LOWER BETWEEN 25 TO 35 PERCENT WITH WINDS INCREASING TO AROUND 20 MILES AN HOUR BY TUESDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........42 AT IGNITION...MAX 60. MIN HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 33 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 7 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1700-48500) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (67500-92500) IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4200-5300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 9 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............33 42 51 57 60 59 RH..............85 62 46 37 33 34 20 FT WIND......S 4 S 6 S 9 S 12 S 14 SE 8 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 15 20 25 15 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... MIN TEMPERATURE.....42. MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO EXCELLENT (23700-72700) DECREASING TO POOR TO FAIR (3900-20500) LATE IN THE EVENING. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....69. MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 6 OR OR LOW TO OR HIGH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (4100-50900) INCREASING TO GOOD TO EXCELLENT (57400-92900) IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500-3800 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 22 TO 31 MPH INCREASING TO 29 TO 35 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...MCQUIRTER REQUESTED BY...RUSS LANGFORD TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100329.SBRBU.01/MPX