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SPOT FORECAST FOR UNIT 27 PILES...FWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
759 AM CST WED FEB 3 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 CST ON FEBRUARY 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE THAT WAS CENTERED OVERHEAD THIS MORNING
WILL MOVE EAST TODAY AND ALLOW FOR WINDS TO SHIFT TO THE SOUTHEAST.
INCREASING LOW LEVEL MOISTURE TONIGHT WILL ALLOW FOR FREEZING
PRECIPITATION TO DEVELOP.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
                    TEMPERATURE.........6 AT IGNITION...MAX 21.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 3 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH EARLY
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (700-11700).

TIME (CST)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............-1     4      10     15     21     20
RH..............75     72     76     73     62     64
20 FT WIND......N 2    E 3    SE 4   S 4    S 5    S 5
20 FT WIND GUST.       5      5      5
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....13.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1700-11300).

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SNOW 40 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....29.
MIN HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2600-7400).

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FORECASTER...TAGGART
REQUESTED BY...ROBERT BENGSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100203.UNIT2.01/MPX