FNUS73 KMPX 151035
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SBR BU 2 3A...FWS, SHERBURNE NWR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
535 AM CDT THU APR 15 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SHOWERS WILL REMAIN SOUTH AND EAST OF THE SITE TODAY. WINDS WILL BECOME
SOUTHWESTERLY AFTER DAYBREAK...AND THEN WESTERLY DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON.
COOLER AND DRIER AIR WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...WHEN
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 15 AND 20 PERCENT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
                    TEMPERATURE.........66 AT IGNITION...MAX 71.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 13 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE WEST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH AT IGNITION...MAX 6.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (12600-53600) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (129200-154300).
MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500-6300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 22 TO 31 MPH INCREASING TO 29 TO 32 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............64     66     68     70     69     67
RH..............63     54     45     39     36     36
20 FT WIND......SW 10  SW 12  W 15   W 15   W 14   NW 12
20 FT WIND GUST.15     20     25     25     25     20
HAINES INDEX....5      6      5      4      4      3

.TONIGHT...

MIN TEMPERATURE.....39.
MAX HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (84100-123000) DECREASING TO POOR TO
                    GOOD (3600-49100) EARLY IN THE EVENING.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59.
MIN HUMIDITY........17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW TO OR LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO GOOD (14200-37700) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (132700-173000).
MIXING HEIGHT.......800-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5600-6500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 23 TO 31 MPH INCREASING TO 31 TO 37 MPH
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...SCHMIT
REQUESTED BY...RUSS LANGFORD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100415.SBRBU.01/MPX