FNUS73 KMPX 081146
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR K1-70-81...CAMP RIPLEY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
646 AM CDT FRI MAY 8 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0630 CDT ON MAY 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A STRONG UPPER TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WAS MOVING TOWARD
THE WESTERN DAKOTAS EARLY THIS MORNING AND WILL NEAR THE WESTERN
BORDER OF MINNESOTA LATE IN THE DAY.  EXPECT INCREASING CLOUDS DURING
THE DAY WITH A CHANCE OF LIGHT SHOWERS LATE IN THE DAY.  WINDS WILL
GRADUALLY INCREASE TODAY AND THEN REMAIN GUSTY OVERNIGHT.  COOL
WEATHER AHEAD FOR SATURDAY WITH A SMALL CHANCE OF A SHOWER

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN 40
                    PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........40 AT IGNITION...MAX 62.
RH..................84 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 4 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 8 TO 11 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (12300-53200) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (61000-84800) IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-2600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6800-7100 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 12 TO 18 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........PTLDY  PTLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....                           S CHC  CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE         RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............40     47     53     58     61     62
RH..............84     62     50     44     41     39
20 FT WIND......N 4    N 8    N 9   N 10   N 10   N 11
20 FT WIND GUST.5      12     14    15     15      16
HAINES INDEX....5      4      4      4      3      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. CHANCE
                    OF RAIN 40 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 38.
RH..................MAX 89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO GOOD (27400-56600).
MIXING HEIGHT.......5300-6700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1900-2500 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 12 TO 21 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 22 MPH
                    IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20
                    PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 53.
RH..................MIN 48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW TO OR LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (41800-77800) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (145500-161500).
MIXING HEIGHT.......2800-4400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7300-8500 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...PAULSON
REQUESTED BY...MATT GRAEVE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090508.K1708.01/MPX