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SPOT FORECAST FOR I-58-49...CAMP RIPLEY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
629 AM CDT THU MAY 20 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 CDT ON MAY 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...VERY DRY EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW TODAY WILL GIVE
AWAY TO INCREASING MOISTURE AS A STORM SYSTEM MOVES FROM THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS...AND INTO THE MIDWEST BY LATE TONIGHT. DEEPER MOISTURE FROM
THIS SYSTEM WILL PROVIDE FOR A CHANCE OF RAINFALL ON FRIDAY FOR MAINLY
EASTERN MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
                    TEMPERATURE.........62 AT IGNITION...MAX 77.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 7 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING
                    SOUTHEAST 6 TO 11 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH AT IGNITION...MAX 6.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1300-34100) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (104500-132800).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7800-9600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 7 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 17
                    TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............48     58     66     72     76     77
RH..............80     49     33     25     22     22
20 FT WIND......SE 3   SE 5   SE 7   SE 9   SE 10  SE 9
20 FT WIND GUST.5             10     15     15     15
HAINES INDEX....6      6      6      5      5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51.
MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (59800-88200) DECREASING TO
                    POOR TO GOOD (1300-31400) EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 7 TO 16 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20
                    PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 6 TO 11 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR OR VERY LOW TO OR MODERATE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1700-43300) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (74700-112500) LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6700-8000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 9 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO 20
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...MCQUIRTER
REQUESTED BY...MATT GRAEVE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100520.I5849.01/MPX