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FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SBR PILES...FWS, SHERBURNE NWR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
632 AM CST FRI FEB 20 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CST ON FEBRUARY 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WHICH HAD DOMINATED THE WEATHER PICTURE ACROSS
ACROSS MUCH OF THE UPPER MIDWEST...WILL PUSH EAST AS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
MOVES OVER THE AREA LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT.  THIS SYSTEM WILL SPREAD SOME
LIGHT SNOW OVER WESTERN MINNESOTA THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO WESTERN WISCONSIN
AND EASTERN MINNESOTA THIS EVENING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF
                    SNOW 80 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........10 AT IGNITION...MAX 19.
RH..................60 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 56 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 3 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 3.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (2000-17200).
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 TO 10 MPH.

TIME (CST)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY  CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY
WEATHER COV.....       S CHC  S CHC  CHANCE DEFNTE DEFNTE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   SNOW   SNOW   SNOW   SNOW   SNOW
TEMP............3      10     17     18     19     16
RH..............75     60     56     61     64     77
20 FT WIND......SW 2   S 3    S 3    SE 3   SE 3   E 2
20 FT WIND GUST.       5      5      5      5
HAINES INDEX....2      3      3      3      2      2

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SNOW LIKELY IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF SNOW LATE IN THE
                    EVENING. SCATTERED FLURRIES EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING. PATCHY BLOWING SNOW LATE IN THE
                    EVENING. CHANCE OF SNOW 70 PERCENT.
RH..................MAX 100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 8 TO 13 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2000-5400).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 6 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 26 TO
                    29 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED FLURRIES IN THE
                    MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 17.
RH..................MIN 64 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (9200-59000) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (53200-66200) EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000-4500 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 20 TO 29 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MCQUIRTER
REQUESTED BY...RUSS LANGFORD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090220.SBRPI.01/MPX