FNUS73 KMPX 151337 FWSMPX SPOT FORECAST FOR SHOP PILE 2...FWS SHERBURNE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 837 AM CDT TUE MAR 15 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0830 CDT ON MARCH 15. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND BRING A NARROW NAND OF LIGHT RAIN. THIS MORNING SHOULD BE QUIET WITH LIGHT SOUTHERLY WINDS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN LIKELY IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN 60 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........33 AT IGNITION...MAX 40. RH..................82 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 73 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 8 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 3. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (3000-24800). MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 13 TO 21 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP............33 33 35 38 39 39 RH..............82 82 82 76 76 76 20 FT WIND......S 6 S 7 S 8 SW 8 SW 7 SW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 25. RH..................MAX 92 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1000-8700). MIXING HEIGHT.......300-900 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 13 MPH. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 47. RH..................MIN 63 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (900-27400). MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 26 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...FRANKS REQUESTED BY...ERIC JOHNSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110315.SHOPP.01/MPX