FNUS73 KMPX 242108 FWSMPX SPOT FORECAST FOR SBR PILES UNIT 18...FWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 308 PM CST WED FEB 24 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CST ON FEBRUARY 25. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS WESTERN MINNESOTA TODAY WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SHERBURNE WILDLIFE REFUGE TONIGHT AND INTO EASTERN MINNESOTA BY MORNING. EXPECT LIGHT WINDS TONIGHT WITH WINDS BECOMING LIGHT SOUTHEAST ON THURSDAY. EXPECT LITTLE OR NO CLOUD COVER. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....-11. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (400-1500). MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........EAST 2 TO 8 MPH. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........-3 AT IGNITION...MAX 22. MIN HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 39 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 4 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (1200-14000). MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1700-2400 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 6 TO 9 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...PAULSON REQUESTED BY...ROBERT BENGSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100225.SBRPI.01/MPX