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SPOT FORECAST FOR SHERBURNE PILES UNIT 16 18...FWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
221 PM CST MON FEB 22 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CST ON FEBRUARY 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A CLIPPER SYSTEM WILL BRING A CHANCE OF SNOW ON TUESDAY...MAINLY DURING
THE MORNING. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AND BECOME BRISK TUESDAY
MORNING...WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH POSSIBLE FROM 10 AM THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON HOURS.


.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SNOW LIKELY EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF SNOW LATE IN
                    THE MORNING. CHANCE OF SNOW 60 PERCENT.
                    TEMPERATURE.........16 AT IGNITION...MAX 21.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 59 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 13 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 16
                    MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (6600-46400) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (60700-84900) LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3300-4200 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 15 TO 24 MPH INCREASING TO 25 TO 26
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CST)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........CLOUDY MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE S CHC  S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....SNOW   SNOW   SNOW   SNOW   SNOW   NONE
TEMP............11     16     20     20     18     12
RH..............91     73     62     59     59     70
20 FT WIND......NW 9   NW 12  NW 15  NW 15  NW 12  NW 11
20 FT WIND GUST.15     20     25     25     20     20
HAINES INDEX....3      4      4      3      3      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....-5.
MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO EXCELLENT (17500-62100) DECREASING TO
                    POOR (2800-11400) AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....16.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING BECOMING LIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR OR VERY LOW TO OR MODERATE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (900-22000).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 900-2300 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 300
                    FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 5 TO 14 MPH.

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FORECASTER...SCHMIT
REQUESTED BY...ROBERT BENGSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100222.SHERB.01/MPX