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SPOT FORECAST FOR K1-68-82...CAMP RIPLEY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
956 AM CDT MON MAY 2 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MAY 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

DISCUSSION...COLD NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY
THROUGH MOST OF THE DAY.  AT 950 AM THE WESTERN EDGE OF THE
CLOUD BAND ACROSS THE AREA EXTENDED FROM BEMIDJI TO MORRIS
TO MONTEVIDEO. LATE IN THE DAY THE CLOUDS OVER THE
CAMP RIPLDY AREA SHOULD THIN AS THIS CLEARING AREA PUSHES
EAST. THE REMAINDER OF THE CLOUDS WILL CLEAR TONIGHT AS HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS IN. WARMER FOR TUESDAY WITH LIGHTER NORTH WINDS
BECOMING SOUTHWEST LATE IN THE DAY.  EXPECT MUCH LOWER
RELATIVE HUMIDITY ON TUESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MAINLY CLOUDY AND BREEZY. A FEW SPRINKLES OR
                    FLURRIES POSSIBLE INTO EARLY AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........36 AT IGNITION...MAX 45.
RH..................54 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 12 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTH WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 3.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (79500-104500).
MIXING HEIGHT.......4200-6100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6300-6600 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 21 TO 26 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............33     36     41     45     44     42
RH..............63     58     46     42     42     45
20 FT WIND......NW 12  NW 13  N 13   N 10   N 9    N 5
20 FT WIND GUST.20     21     20     17     11
HAINES INDEX....2      2      2      3      3      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 25.
RH..................MAX 88 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (52800-101600) DECREASING TO
                    POOR TO FAIR (400-17100) EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 15 TO 20 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 2 TO 9
                    MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 59.
RH..................MIN 24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH 4 TO 7 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST LATE.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW TO OR MODERATE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (400-38000).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6700-7800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 4 TO 7 MPH.

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FORECASTER...PAULSON
REQUESTED BY...TIM NOTCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110502.K1688.01/MPX