FNUS73 KMPX 121327 CCA
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR K1-68-82...CAMP RIPLEY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
822 AM CDT THU MAY 12 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0830 CDT ON MAY 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
FAIRLY HIGH RH VALUES EXPECTED TODAY...ESPECIALLY BEFORE NOON
WHERE VALUES SHOULD RANGE BETWEEN 60 AND 80 PERCENT. RAIN CHANCES
ARE MUCH BETTER FOR THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...BUT NOT
EXPECTING AN ALL DAY SOAKING. ANY RAIN THAT FALLS WILL BE LIGHT
TODAY. THE AREA WILL BE IN BETWEEN SYSTEMS TONIGHT AND SHOULD
REMAIN DRY UNTIL AN UPPER DISTURBANCE ARRIVES TOMORROW WITH THE
POTENTIAL FOR COOL RAIN SHOWERS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH
                    THE DAY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........51 AT IGNITION...MAX 57.
RH..................68 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 9 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    NORTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO GOOD (21700-56400).
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-2900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3200 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 21 TO 24 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........CLOUDY MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............48     51     53     55     57     57
RH..............74     65     61     59     57     55
20 FT WIND......N 8    N 8    N 8    N 9    N 9    N 10
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     15     15     15     15
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      5      5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE EVENING. CHANCE OF RAIN 20 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 43.
RH..................MAX 68 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (46500-60700).
MIXING HEIGHT.......2700-3400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 22 TO 26 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. CHANCE
                    OF RAIN 30 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 52.
RH..................MIN 48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (59900-75600).
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500-5100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 18 TO 23 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...FRANKS
REQUESTED BY...TIM NOTCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110512.K1688.01/MPX