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SPOT FORECAST FOR SHERBURNE SHOP PILE...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
629 AM CST THU FEB 12 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 CST ON FEBRUARY 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...LOW CLOUDS AND SCATTERED FLURRIES WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING
IN THE WAKE OF A SURFACE TROUGH THAT STRETCHES FROM NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA ACROSS
THE GREAT LAKES. WEST WINDS AT 10 TO 15 MPH WILL PERSIST TODAY...ALONG WITH
SOME GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN NEAR TO
SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS...WITH NO ACCUMULATING
SNOWFALL FORESEEN INTO THE WEEKEND.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE
                    MORNING. CHANCE OF SNOW 20 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........27 AT IGNITION...MAX 30.
RH..................78 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 63 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 11 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    WEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 3.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (49200-70000).
MIXING HEIGHT.......3200-3900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 18 TO 26 MPH.

TIME (CST)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........CLOUDY MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....S CHC  S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....SNOW   SNOW   SNOW   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............27     28     29     30     30     28
RH..............78     75     69     66     66     68
20 FT WIND......W 10   W 11   W 12   W 12   W 9    W 8
20 FT WIND GUST.15     20     20     15     15     15
HAINES INDEX....3      3      2      2      2      2

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 14.
RH..................MAX 92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (11300-43800).

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 27.
RH..................MIN 60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO GOOD (14600-32200).
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700-3600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3700-3900 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 9 TO 12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...SCHMIT
REQUESTED BY...RON BEAM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090212.SHERB.02/MPX