FNUS73 KMPX 191031
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR B-1-4...CAMP RIPLEY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
531 AM CDT WED MAY 19 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0830 CDT ON MAY 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN IN CONTROL OF THE UPPER MIDWEST
THROUGH THURSDAY.  A STORM SYSTEM ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS
WILL BRUSH THE UPPER MIDWEST ON THURSDAY ALLOWING FOR AN
INCREASE IN SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS. SOME SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE
WITH THE SYSTEM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...AND FRIDAY. HOWEVER...
RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE LIGHT. A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT
IS EXPECTED OVER THE WEEKEND WHICH WILL CAUSE WIND SPEEDS
TO INCREASE ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
                    TEMPERATURE.........56 AT IGNITION...MAX 75.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH AT IGNITION...MAX 6.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (900-32100) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (55500-100600) LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7800-8900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO 14 TO 16 MPH
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........CLEAR  CLEAR  MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............46     56     64     70     74     75
RH..............71     45     31     24     21     22
20 FT WIND......SE 3   S 5    S 7    S 8    S 8    S 8
20 FT WIND GUST.5             10     15     15     10
HAINES INDEX....6      6      6      5      5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46.
MAX HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (42700-75600) DECREASING TO
                    POOR TO FAIR (900-20200) EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 14 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76.
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 8 TO 13 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 6 OR OR LOW TO OR HIGH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (900-50300) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (127700-152300).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7300-8300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO 24
                    MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...MCQUIRTER
REQUESTED BY...MATT GRAEVE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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