FNUS73 KMPX 011011
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SBR BU 07...FWS, SHERBURNE NWR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
511 AM CDT THU APR 1 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...SEVERE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...

NORTHEAST WINDS THIS MORNING WILL VEER TO THE EAST AND THEN SOUTHEAST
THIS AFTERNOON AS A WARM FRONT PUSHES SLOWLY NORTH FROM IOWA.
WINDS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 10 MPH BY LATE THIS MORNING WITH
FURTHER INCREASES TO 15 TO 20 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. AS TEMPERATURES
PEAK IN THE MIDDLE 70S LATE THIS AFTERNOON...MINIMUM HUMIDITY WILL
DROP INTO THE 30 TO 35 PERCENT RANGE...LEADING TO THE POSSIBILITY
OF SEVERE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
                    TEMPERATURE.........53 AT IGNITION...MAX 74.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 11 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2200-36200) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (56800-89200) LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4200-6000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 12 TO 21 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO 26 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............43     53     63     71     74     73
RH..............79     59     44     36     34     37
20 FT WIND......NE 6   E 10   E 12   E 14   E 14   SE 12
20 FT WIND GUST.10     15     20     25     25     20
HAINES INDEX....5      5      4      4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

MIN TEMPERATURE.....54.
MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (34000-69600) DECREASING TO
                    POOR TO FAIR (5000-18500) IN THE LATE EVENING
                    AND OVERNIGHT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    CHANCE OF RAIN 60 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61.
MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 6 OR OR VERY LOW TO OR HIGH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (5000-52800) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (67000-88000) EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500-5100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 20 TO 26 MPH.

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FORECASTER...HILTBRAND
REQUESTED BY...RUSS LANGFORD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100401.SBRBU.01/MPX