FNUS73 KMPX 031318
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR RIPLEY ESKER...MNDNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
818 AM CDT FRI MAY 3 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
PARTLY SUNNY CONDITIONS WITH TEMPERATURES WARMING THROUGH THE MID
40S LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
20 MPH BY LATE MORNING. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DROP TO THE
TO AROUND 37% IN THE AFTERNOON. INCREASING CHANCE FOR RAIN
DEVELOPING AFTER 5 PM.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN 20 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........41 AT IGNITION...MAX 47.
RH..................44 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 12 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 3.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (12500-59600) INCREASING TO GOOD
                    TO EXCELLENT (59400-68000) LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3800-4900 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 17 TO 20 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....                                   S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   RAIN
TEMP............36     41     46     47     47     44
RH..............54     44     37     38     42     51
20 FT WIND......N 9    N 11   N 11   NE 10  NE 10  NE 9
20 FT WIND GUST.15     20     20     15     15     15
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      3      2      2

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY IN
                    THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING. RAIN LIKELY EARLY IN THE MORNING.
                    CHANCE OF RAIN 60 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 35.
RH..................MAX 96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN 60 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 45.
RH..................MIN 70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...WFO MPX
REQUESTED BY...RUSS SMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130503.RIPLE.01/MPX