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FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR D-31-3...CAMP RIPLEY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
757 AM CDT SAT MAY 15 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SUNNY CONDITIONS TODAY WITH LIGHT SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WIND INCREASING
TO 8 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.  RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DROP TO 26 PERCENT BY
LATE AFTERNOON WITH TEMPERATURES WARMING INTO THE MID 70S.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
                    TEMPERATURE.........62 AT IGNITION...MAX 74.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (1100-25800) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (99400-116900).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10400-11200 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 6 TO 14 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............54     62     69     73     74     72
RH..............56     42     33     29     28     31
20 FT WIND......SE3    S 5    S 7    S 8    S 6    S 3
20 FT WIND GUST.5             10     15     10     5
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      5      5      5

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FORECASTER...WFO MPX
REQUESTED BY...MARK NEELY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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