FNUS73 KMPX 021344
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR RIPLEY ESKER...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
844 AM CDT WED MAY 2 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
MORNING FOG AND LOW CLODUS WILL BURN OFF AROUND 10 AM.  THEN EXPECT
INCREASING HIGH CLOUDS TO PUSH IN FROM THE DAKOTAS THIS AFTERNOON. WIND
DIRECTION WILL BE RATHER TRICKY...BUT SOUTHWEST WINDS SHOULD BECOME LIGHT
NORTHWEST LATE MORNING AND THEN TURN MORE LIGHT NORTHEAST THIS
AFTERNOON. THERE WILL BE INCREASING SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORMS CHANCES
TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. THEN THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND FRIDAY SHOULD
BE FOR THE MOST PART DRY...WITH A BETTER CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS AGAIN THIS WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........68 AT IGNITION...MAX 75.
RH..................52 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 4 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH TURING NORTHWEST AND
                    AND THEN LIGHT NORTHEAST.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH AT IGNITION...MAX 6.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1700-38000).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5300-6100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 4 TO 9 MPH BECOMING VARIABLE 5 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....                                   CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   RNSHWR
TEMP............62     68     72     74     75     74
RH..............65     52     44     42     42     43
20 FT WIND......W 3    WNW 3  NW 3   N 3    NE 3   N 4
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      5      5      5      5
HAINES INDEX....5      6      6      5      5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE
                    OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. CHANCE OF RAIN
                    50 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 56.
RH..................MAX 90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY
                    IN THE EVENING.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 75.
RH..................MIN 51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.

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FORECASTER...PAULSON
REQUESTED BY...RUSSELL SMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120502.RIPLE.01/MPX