FNUS73 KFGF 081319
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR HWY ONE DAY 2...MN-RLA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
819 AM CDT WED APR 8 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON APRIL 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
EXPECT NORTHERLY WINDS TO INCREASE LATER THIS MORNING AS THE INVERSION
MIXES OUT AND THE BOUNDARY LAYER COUPLES. CLOUDS WILL CONTINUE TO STREAM
SOUTH FROM MANITOBA TODAY. UNCERTAINTY EXISTS WITH EXTENT OF CLOUD COVER
AND ITS EFFECT ON TEMPERATURES AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES. IF THE CLOUDS ARE
LESS THAN EXPECTED THEN TEMPS SHOULD RISE FAIRLY WELL...GIVEN THE STRONG
APRIL SUN...CAUSING THE MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO BE LOWER THAN
CURRENTLY FORECAST. SMOKE DISPERSION SHOULD BE EXCELLENT THIS AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....37-42.
MIN HUMIDITY........57-62 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-2800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3300-4100 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 20 TO 21 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........66     61     54     47
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............35     38     39     39
RH..............68     64     62     65
20 FT WIND......NW 14  NW 14  NW 13  NW 12
20 FT WIND GUST.20     20     15     15

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FORECASTER...KAISER
REQUESTED BY...GREG PETERSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090408.HWYON.02/FGF