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SPOT FORECAST FOR SBR BLACK-LINING...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
532 AM CDT THU APR 8 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 CDT ON APRIL 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO SINK INTO THE BURN AREA TODAY...BRINGING
WITH IT A CONTINUED FEED OF DRY AIR. THE HIGH SINKING IN WILL ALSO LEAD
TO LIGHTER NORTH WINDS TODAY AROUND 10 MPH WITH GUSTS STAYING LESS THAN
20 MPH. THE WINDS WILL BE FAVORING 350 DEGREES. DESPITE FULL SUN TODAY...
TEMPERATURES WILL ONLY TOP OUT IN THE LOW 50S. HOWEVER...VERY DRY AIRMASS
WILL ALLOW HUMIDITIES TO BOTTOM OUT IN THE LOWER 20S THIS AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
                    TEMPERATURE.........33 AT IGNITION...MAX 53.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 7 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (4100-42900) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (73800-90900) IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6100-6900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 7 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 16 TO 20 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MSUNNY MSUNNY MSUNNY MSUNNY MSUNNY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............31     36     43     47     52     53
RH..............66     54     38     30     23     22
20 FT WIND......N 5    N 7    N 9    N 9    N 9    N 9
20 FT WIND GUST.       10     15     15     15     15
HAINES INDEX....2      3      3      3      4      4

.TONIGHT...

MIN TEMPERATURE.....29.
MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (45100-75700) DECREASING TO
                    POOR TO FAIR (700-19000) EARLY IN THE EVENING.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62.
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW TO OR MODERATE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1300-50500) INCREASING TO GOOD
                    (52700) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500-7400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 7 TO 13 MPH.

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FORECASTER...GRIESINGER
REQUESTED BY...RUSS LANGFORD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100408.SBRBL.01/MPX