FNUS73 KMPX 251451 FWSMPX SPOT FORECAST FOR SBR PILES UNIT 18...FWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 851 AM CST THU FEB 25 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0905 CST ON FEBRUARY 25. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE SITUATED FROM CANADA INTO THE MIDWEST...WILL CONTINUE TO DOMINATE THE WEATHER PATTERN OVER THE UPPER MIDWEST THROUGH TUESDAY. FAIR AND MAINLY DRY WEATHER WILL PREVAIL OVER THE AREA. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........4 AT IGNITION...MAX 23. MIN HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 38 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 4 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (700-2200). MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 3 TO 12 MPH. TIME (CST) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............-10 -2 10 19 23 21 RH..............86 82 57 42 38 41 20 FT WIND......E 1 E 3 SE 4 SE 5 E 4 E 3 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....-4. MAX HUMIDITY........91 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (400-1100). MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........EAST 2 TO 6 MPH. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....26. MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (400-1300). MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 2 TO 7 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...MCQUIRTER REQUESTED BY...ROBERT BENGSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100225.SBRPI.02/MPX