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SPOT FORECAST FOR RIPLEY ESKER...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
719 AM CDT THU MAY 2 2013

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

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MEANDER OVER THE
REGION THROUGH TONIGHT...BUT THE MAIN BANDS OF PRECIPITATION WILL
REMAIN WELL TO THE W OVER FAR SE MN AND WESTERN WI. A MIX OF SUN
AND CLOUDS CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY BUT CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN
GENERALLY COOL AND MOIST. WINDS WILL REMAIN GENERALLY OUT OF THE
N BUT MAY VARY BETWEEN N AND NW WITH SPEEDS IN THE 10-15 MPH RANGE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........40 AT IGNITION...MAX 46.
RH..................44 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    NORTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 3.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (34800-84400) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (91700-92800) EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............37     40     44     46     45     42
RH..............52     44     38     37     38     43
20 FT WIND......N 8    N 9    N 10   N 10   N 10   N 9
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     15     15     15     15
HAINES INDEX....3      2      2      3      3      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 28.
RH..................MAX 75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.

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FORECASTER...CALDERONE
REQUESTED BY...RUSS SMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130502.RIPLE.01/MPX