FNUS73 KMPX 261628
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR D-22-17...CAMP RIPLEY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1128 AM CDT THU APR 26 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1145 CDT ON APRIL 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SURFACE WINDS WILL BE FROM THE NORTHEAST AT 10 TO 15 MPH
THIS AFTERNOON. SOME GUSTS OF 20 TO 25 MPH ARE POSSIBLE EARLY ON. WINDS
WILL DIMINISH TO 5 TO 10 MPH BY THIS EVENING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........48 AT IGNITION...MAX 55.
RH..................43 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (50900-79800).
MIXING HEIGHT.......2800-4400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000-6900 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 21 TO 28 MPH DECREASING TO 10 TO 18
                    MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............37     43     52     54     55     52
RH..............67     43     29     26     25     28
20 FT WIND......N 6    NE 14  NE 10  NE 9   E 8    E 5
20 FT WIND GUST.10     25     20     15     15     10
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4      4      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF FROST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 32.
RH..................MAX 72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING EAST 5 TO 6 MPH
                    LATE IN THE EVENING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1500-48200).

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20
                    PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 52.
RH..................MIN 36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW TO OR LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (3800-44500) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (66300-101200) LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500-4300 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 16 TO 23 MPH INCREASING TO 26 TO 31
                    MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.

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FORECASTER...HILTBRAND
REQUESTED BY...TIM NOTCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120426.D2217.01/MPX