FNUS73 KMPX 171301
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR D-32-8...CAMP RIPLEY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
801 AM CDT MON MAY 17 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
PARTLY CLOUDY CONDITIONS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A SHOWER DEVELOPING
MAINLY AFTER 2 PM. TEMPERATURES WARMING INTO THE MID 70S WITH
RELATIVE HUMIDITY DECREASING TO 35 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SOUTHEAST TO EAST WIND FROM 6 TO 8 MPH.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWER POSSIBLE
                    AFTER 3 PM.. CHANCE OF RAIN 20 PERCENT.
                    TEMPERATURE.........63 AT IGNITION...MAX 74.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 4 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING
                    SOUTHEAST TO EAST WIND 6 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1100-34700) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (56300-90600) IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8200-10100 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 6 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 10
                    TO 16 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....                     ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............56     63     70     73     74     71
RH..............59     46     38     35     35     39
20 FT WIND......SE 2   SE 4   SE 6   E 8    E 7    S 4
20 FT WIND GUST.              5      10     10     5
HAINES INDEX....5       5     5       5      5     5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN
                    THE EVENING. CHANCE OF RAIN 20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (700-50600) DECREASING TO POOR
                    (400-700) AFTER MIDNIGHT.

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FORECASTER...WFO MPX
REQUESTED BY...DAVID SIMPSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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