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SPOT FORECAST FOR EDSON PILES...FWS SHERBURNE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
726 AM CST MON JAN 31 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0735 CST ON JANUARY 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

SNOW WILL DOMINATE THE AREA TODAY THEN END THIS EVENING AS HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS IN THROUGH MID WEEK. SNOW ACCUMULATION TODAY WILL
BE FROM 2 TO 3 INCHES. WINDS WILL BE FROM THE NORTHEAST AT 7 TO 9
MPH.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SNOW...THEN SNOW LIKELY LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SNOW NEAR 100 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........11 AT IGNITION...MAX 16.
RH..................91 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHEAST AT 7 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9
                    MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 3.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO GOOD (16900-34400).
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-2500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 15 TO 18 MPH.

TIME (CST)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY
WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE
WEATHER TYPE....SNOW   SNOW   SNOW   SNOW   SNOW   SNOW
TEMP............11     13     15     16     16     15
RH..............91     80     61     58     61     64
20 FT WIND......E 6    NE 6   E 7    E 7    NE 7   NE 8
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     10     10     10
HAINES INDEX....2      2      2      2      3      2

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SNOW LIKELY IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW LATE IN
                    THE EVENING. CHANCE OF SNOW 60 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 0.
RH..................MAX 91 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (4200-33800).

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 11.
RH..................MIN 57 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW TO OR LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (8000-28600).
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 17 TO 25 MPH.

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FORECASTER...HILTBRAND
REQUESTED BY...ERIC JOHNSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110131.EDSON.01/MPX