FNUS73 KMPX 251127
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR D-31-2...CAMP RIPLEY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
627 AM CDT MON APR 25 2011

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

.DISCUSSION...
SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE INTO THIS AFTERNOON...AND
BECOME MORE SOUTHEAST ACROSS CENTRAL MINNESOTA. TEMPERATURES WILL
MODERATE QUICKLY...OFFERING A HUMIDITY BELOW 40 PERCENT BY IGNITION
TIME. RAIN IS EXPECTED TO MOVE IN SOON AFTER DAYBREAK ON TUESDAY AND
PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........52 AT IGNITION...MAX 62.
RH..................39 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2100-51000) INCREASING TO GOOD
                    (52900) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7400-8600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 6 TO 12 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM
SKY (%).........MCR MCR PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  MC  MC  MC  MC  MC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............43  48  52  55  58  60  61  62  62  61  60  57
RH..............56  46  39  35  32  31  29  30  31  33  36  40
20 FT WIND DIR..S   S   S   S   S   SE  SE  SE  SE  E   E   E
20 FT WIND SPD..3   3   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5
20 FT WIND GUST.5   5   10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10
HAINES INDEX....5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF
                    RAIN 20 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 41.
RH..................MAX 82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO GOOD (23100-54100) DECREASING TO POOR
                    (2500-5400) IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 10 TO 16 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. CHANCE OF RAIN
                    50 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 50.
RH..................MIN 61 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW TO OR MODERATE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (4800-44200) INCREASING TO GOOD
                    (51200-59100) IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2400-2500 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 14 TO 23 MPH INCREASING TO 26 TO 32
                    MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...FRIEDLEIN
REQUESTED BY...MATT GRAEVE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110425.D312_.01/MPX


SKY (%) LEGEND
CLR = CLEAR
MCR = MOSTLY CLEAR
PC = PARTLY CLOUDY
MC = MOSTLY CLOUDY
CDY = CLOUDY