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SPOT FORECAST FOR B-8-13...CAMP RIPLEY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
841 AM CDT TUE MAY 25 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

DEEP AREA OF LOW PRESSURE CURRENTLY ACROSS WRN NODAK WILL MOVE N INTO
CANADA TODAY SENDING A COLD FRONT INTO MN. THIS FRONT WILL WEAKEN AND
STALL OUT ACROSS THE STATE TODAY...SETTING THE STAGE FOR FOR MORE
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS FAR EASTERN MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WI.
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY SHOULD INCREASE IN COVERAGE TONIGHT AS AN UPPER
LEVEL WAVE SWEEPS ACROSS THE OUTLOOK AREA. ALTHOUGH EASTERN AREAS WILL
SEE THUNDERSTORM CHANCES TODAY...IN WRN MN DRIER AIR HAS ALREADY FOUND
ITS WAY INTO THE STATE AND BY THE AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES LOOK TO BE DOWN IN
THE 25 TO 30 PERCENT RANGE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
                    TEMPERATURE.........77 AT IGNITION...MAX 82.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (9400-45200) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (66100-103600) IN THE LATE MORNING
                    AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4800-6400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 17 TO 24 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............71     77     81     82     81     78
RH..............47     39     34     31     30     33
20 FT WIND......S 7    S 9    S 10   S 9    SW 8   SW 6
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     15     15     10     10
HAINES INDEX....4      4      5      5      5      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....56.
MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (36100-70000) DECREASING TO
                    POOR TO FAIR (600-13100) EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 8 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
                    3 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76.
MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW TO OR MODERATE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (700-50400) INCREASING TO GOOD
                    (42400-53200) EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5900-6500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 3 TO 12 MPH.

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