FNUS73 KMPX 051114
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SBR BU 35   36...FWS, SHERBURNE NWR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
614 AM CDT MON APR 5 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN ACROSS CENTRAL
MINNESOTA TODAY. SURFACE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY TURN MORE SOUTHWEST TO
SOUTH DURING THE DAY. THE HIGH PRESSURE WILL WEAKEN TONIGHT AND
TUESDAY AS LOW PRESSURE BEGINS TO LIFT OUT OF COLORADO INTO IOWA.
MID AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS WELL AHEAD OF THE LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL
SPREAD INTO THE SHERBURNE AREA DURING THE DAY.  SCATTERED LIGHT RAIN
SHOWERS WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
                    TEMPERATURE.........48 AT IGNITION...MAX 60.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST 8 MPH AT IGNITION...
                    OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST 7 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 6000 FT (AVE 12-6PM)
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2400-39200) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (55000-90000) LATE IN THE MORNING.


TIME (CDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............41     48     55     60     60     58
RH..............73     51     38     33     32     35
20 FT WIND......W 6    W 7  SW 8   SW 7   SW 5   S 5
20 FT WIND GUST.       10     11     10
HAINES INDEX....4      5      5      5      5      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. CHANCE
                    OF RAIN 50 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43.
MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO GOOD (21500-39500).

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY. CHANCE OF
                    RAIN 70 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54.
MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (32500-81400) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (85000-111900) IN THE AFTERNOON.

$$
FORECASTER...PAULSON
REQUESTED BY...RUSS LANGFORD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100405.SBRBU.01/MPX