FNUS73 KMPX 121027
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR CMR--HQ...FWS, SHERBURNE NWR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
527 AM CDT TUE APR 12 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL APPROACH THE UPPER MIDWEST LATE
TONIGHT...AND MOVE ACROSS THE REGION BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
ISOLATED SHOWERS WILL OCCUR ALONG AND BEHIND THIS FRONT
STARTING LATE TONIGHT...AND CONTINUING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE IOWA BORDER. AN AREA OF
LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS ON
THURSDAY AND MOVE EAST ACROSS THE MIDWEST THROUGH SATURDAY.
PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN TO SPREAD NORTHWARD ALONG THE IOWA
BORDER ON THURSDAY...AND THEN MOVE ACROSS MOST OF SOUTHERN
MINNESOTA AND PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN ON FRIDAY
AND SATURDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........48 AT IGNITION...MAX 68.
RH..................58 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 8 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 11 TO 16 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 6.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (1300-28500) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (94100-120100).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6800-8500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 7 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 17
                    TO 23 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............38     48     58     64     68     66
RH..............79     58     40     31     28     29
20 FT WIND......S 4    S 7    S 12   S 14   S 11   S 7
20 FT WIND GUST.5      10     20     25     20     10
HAINES INDEX....5      5      6      6      6      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN
                    SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE
                    OF RAIN 50 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 41.
RH..................MAX 76 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (48900-82100) DECREASING TO
                    POOR TO FAIR (2600-26900) EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000-5900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-2100 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 14 TO 22 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 24 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 52.
RH..................MIN 39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR OR VERY LOW TO OR MODERATE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (10700-54800) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (61800-71500) IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5900-6900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 13 TO 17 MPH.

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FORECASTER...RICHARDSON
REQUESTED BY...RUSS LANGFORD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110412.CMRHQ.01/MPX