FNUS73 KMPX 071111
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR CMR--HQ SE...FWS, SHERBURNE NWR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
611 AM CDT THU APR 7 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL PREVAIL OVER THE AREA TODAY AND THIS
EVENING BEFORE SLOWLY RETREATING TO THE NORTHEAST THROUGH THE
DAY FRIDAY. TEMPERATURES WARMING THROUGH THE UPPER 50S WITH
RELATIVE HUMIDITY DROPPING TO A MINIMUM OF 30 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........46 AT IGNITION...MAX 59.
RH..................56 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 7 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 7 TO 12 MPH EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 6.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (400-40700) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (67800-112900) LATE IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO EXCELLENT
                    (82100-118400) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING
                    TO GOOD (45100) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2900-4600 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO
                    6200-6900 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
                    DECREASING TO 4800 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON
                    DECREASING TO 2700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 2 TO 7 MPH INCREASING TO 22 TO 23 MPH.

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............36     45     53     57     59     57
RH..............75     52     39     34     32     35
20 FT WIND......SE 2   SE 6   S 9    S 11   S 11   S 9
20 FT WIND GUST.5      10     15     20     20     15
HAINES INDEX....6      5      5      5      5      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 36.
RH..................MAX 85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2000-9900).

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 55.
RH..................MIN 53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW TO OR LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2100-39800) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (53000-81800) LATE IN THE MORNING.

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FORECASTER...WFO MPX
REQUESTED BY...RUSS LANGFORD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110407.CMRHQ.01/MPX