FNUS73 KMPX 311010
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SBR BU 31...FWS, SHERBURNE NWR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
510 AM CDT WED MAR 31 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MARCH 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WEAK COLD FRONT MOVING EAST ACROSS THE AREA BETWEEN 10 AM AND NOON.  THIS WILL
SHIFT SURFACE WINDS FROM SOUTHEAST TO MORE WEST AFTER 10 AM.  RELATIVE HUMIDITY
VALUES WILL DROP TO AROUND 30 PERCENT BY 4PM WITH A HIGH TEMPERATURE EXPECTED
AROUND 73F.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
                    TEMPERATURE.........61 AT IGNITION...MAX 73.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 12 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    WEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO EXCELLENT (20900-69100) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (83600-117100) IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5800-6900 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 25 TO 28 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 20
                    TO 23 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.

TIME (CDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............55     61     67     71     73     71
RH..............57     49     40     35     31     34
20 FT WIND......S 10   SW 11  W 10   W 10   W 11   W 7
20 FT WIND GUST.15     20     15     15     20     10
HAINES INDEX....5      5      4      4      5      4

.TONIGHT...

MIN TEMPERATURE.....47.
MAX HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (48200-82000) DECREASING TO
                    POOR TO FAIR (2000-21500) EARLY IN THE EVENING.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73.
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 5 OR OR VERY LOW TO OR MODERATE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2500-42600) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (65500-99800) LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4400-6100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 14 TO 23 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 22
                    TO 26 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.

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FORECASTER...WFO MPX
REQUESTED BY...RUSS LANGFORD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100331.SBRBU.01/MPX