FNUS73 KMPX 021418
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SHERBURNE PILES...U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
818 AM CST FRI MAR 2 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON MARCH 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
LOW STRATUS AND FOG SHOULD BEGIN TO BURN OFF OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF
HOURS IN THE PRINCETON/ZIMMERMAN AREA...BUT IT MAY TAKE TILL LATE
MORNING BEFORE IT COMPLETELY GOES AWAY. FOR EXAMPLE...SKIES ARE CLEAR
TO THE WEST AT LOCATIONS LIKE ALEXANDRIA AND WILLMAR...BUT STILL A
QUARTER MILE AT ST CLOUD. A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL PASS THROUGH
AND ALLOW THE WINDS TO SHIFT FROM VERY LIGHT SOUTHERLY
DIRECTION...TO A MORE SUSTAINED WESTERLY WIND BY THE AFTERNOON HOURS.
WINDS SHOULD REMAIN WEST NORTHWEST TONIGHT AND THROUGH THE DAY TOMORROW.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SNOW LATE THIS EVENING.
                    CHANCE OF SNOW 30 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........30 AT IGNITION...MAX 36.
RH..................81 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 64 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 2 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (6500-45400) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (57400-89700) IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5600-5700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 8 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO 21 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CST)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY  PCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....                                   CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   SNOW
TEMP............29     31     34     35     36     33
RH..............88     81     72     69     64     69
20 FT WIND......S 2    SW 2   SW 5   W 5    W 6    W 6
20 FT WIND GUST.5                           10     10
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      3      3      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW OVERNIGHT.
                    CHANCE OF SNOW 30 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 21.
RH..................MAX 100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (34900-77000) DECREASING TO
                    POOR (12500) EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3100-4900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 20 TO 28 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20
                    PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 30.
RH..................MIN 60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO EXCELLENT (21200-65700) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (70100-95500) LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-2700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4300-5800 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 22 TO 28 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JRB
REQUESTED BY...ERIC JOHNSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120302.SHERB.01/MPX