FNUS73 KMPX 021434
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR EDSON PILES...FWS SHERBURNE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
834 AM CST WED MAR 2 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0820 CST ON MARCH 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE REGION DURING THE DAY. LIGHT NORTH WINDS
WILL BECOME MORE EAST TO SOUTHEAST AFTER 5 PM. STEEP SURFACE
INVERSION WILL ONLY MIX GRADUALLY TO AROUND 2000 FEET THIS
AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........-4 AT IGNITION...MAX 13.
RH..................71 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH AROUND 5 MPH EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1500-12100).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1800-2500 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 3 TO 12 MPH.

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............-7     -4     3      9      12     12
RH..............64     71     59     52     52     55
20 FT WIND......NW 3   N 5    N 4    N 3    NE 2   E 2
20 FT WIND GUST.5             5      5
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. SNOW
                    LIKELY EARLY IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF SNOW 70
                    PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 5.
RH..................MAX 96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2500-6900).

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SNOW LIKELY IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF SNOW LATE IN THE
                    MORNING. CHANCE OF SNOW 70 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 28.
RH..................MIN 65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (4700-36900).

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FORECASTER...WFO MPX
REQUESTED BY...ERIC JOHNSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110302.EDSON.01/MPX