FNUS73 KMPX 041034
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SBR BU 37 38 39A...FWS, SHERBURNE NWR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
534 AM CDT WED MAY 4 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

SOUTH/SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE LATER THIS MORNING AS A FRONTAL
BOUNDARY ACROSS THE DAKOTAS...AND ASSOCIATED DISTURBANCE...MOVES
CLOSER TO THE UPPER MIDWEST. WINDS WILL LIKELY BEGIN TO GUST
BY LATE MORNING...WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 20 AND 26 MPH DURING THE
AFTERNOON. ANY PRECIPITATION WILL HOLD OFF UNTIL AFTER SUNSET.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........52 AT IGNITION...MAX 64.
RH..................39 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 11 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 6.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1300-35700) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (89400-120100).

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....                                   CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   RNSHWR
TEMP............44     52     59     63     64     62
RH..............53     39     32     30     31     36
20 FT WIND......S 6    S 10   SE 12  S 14   S 12   S 8
20 FT WIND GUST.10     15     20     25     20     15
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      5      5      6

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE
                    EVENING. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE
                    NIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF
                    RAIN 90 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 44.
RH..................MAX 93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (34300-74300) DECREASING TO
                    FAIR (14300-22000) IN THE LATE EVENING AND
                    OVERNIGHT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. CHANCE
                    OF RAIN 50 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 59.
RH..................MIN 49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO GOOD (13200-48300) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (113300-125300).

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FORECASTER...TAGGART
REQUESTED BY...RUSS LANGFORD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110504.SBRBU.01/MPX