837  
FNUS73 KMPX 201610  
FWSMPX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR SHERBURNE LARGE PILES NRP...NRP WITH FWS CONTRACT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN  
1010 AM CST THU FEB 20 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CST ON FEBRUARY 20.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
 
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS WITH  
THIS FORECAST.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES WILL STICK WITH US THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS.  
TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW TEENS AT IGNITION WILL WARM INTO THE  
MID-TEENS FOR AFTERNOON HIGHS. NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 5-10 MPH  
AT IGNITION WILL GRADUALLY TURN MORE WEST-NORTHWEST BY LATE AFTERNOON.  
MINIMUM RH VALUES BETWEEN 50-55 PERCENT.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).  
TEMPERATURE.........13 AT IGNITION...MAX 15.  
RH..................53 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 53 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 6 MPH AT  
IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH  
LATE IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /8100 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...POOR  
/11600 KNOT-FT/.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 1700 FT  
AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH.  
 
TIME (CST) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P  
SKY COVER.......MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR CLR CLR CLR  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............13 14 15 15 15 15 14 12 9 5 3 1  
RH..............53 55 56 59 59 62 63 65 66 74 78 83  
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 5 3 2 2 2 2 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 9 10 10 10 10 8 8 7 6 6 7  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.2 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.5 0.9 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 6 6 6 6  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).  
TEMPERATURE.........MIN -8.  
RH..................MAX 96 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1200 KNOT-FT).  
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 9 TO  
10 MPH AFTER 3 AM.  
   
FRIDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).  
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 19.  
RH..................MIN 61 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 13 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2100 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO GOOD (36700 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO 24 MPH  
LATE IN THE MORNING.  
 
 
FORECASTER...HEWETT  
REQUESTED BY...MARK PLANTZ  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2503302.0/MPX  
.DELDT 02/20/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL MARK.PLANTZ@NRP.ECO  
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