FNUS73 KFGF 211707
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR COPPER CITY...MN-RLA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
1207 PM CDT TUE APR 21 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 CDT ON APRIL 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION UPDATES...

TOOK A LOOK AT THE FORECAST ISSUED BY THE PREVIOUS FORECASTER
AND UPDATED THE RH VALUES THROUGH TONIGHT...WHICH ARE BELOW.
BASICALLY...IT LOOKS LIKE IT WILL BE A BIT DRIER THIS AFTERNOON
THAN PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT.

.PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...

ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE EAST OF FOSSTON TODAY.
EXPECT NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS DURING THE AFTERNOON
HOURS...AND INCREASING CLOUD COVER THROUGHOUT THE DAY. VERY
LITTLE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED WITH THE SYSTEM MOVING
ACROSS THE AREA TODAY.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....51-56.
MIN HUMIDITY........31-36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6100-7300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8200-8500 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 23 TO 31 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........43     49     45
WEATHER COV.....       ISOLTD ISOLTD
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............51     54     54
RH..............42     36     39
20 FT WIND......NW 17  NW 18  NW 18
20 FT WIND GUST.20     25     25

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....29-34.
MAX HUMIDITY........78-83 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    25 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400-1100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 29 TO 33 MPH BECOMING NORTH AROUND 15
                    MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........41     40     41     44     46     47
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............53     47     41     38     35     32
RH..............40     49     61     70     74     79
20 FT WIND......NW 18  NW 17  N 14   N 10   N 5    NW 3
20 FT WIND GUST.25     20     20     15            5

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-58.
MIN HUMIDITY........29-34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 7 TO 12 MPH EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3300-4900 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 9 TO 14 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........47     47     47     46     45     44
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............31     36     44     50     54     55
RH..............83     65     51     41     35     33
20 FT WIND......NW 3   W 5    W 6    SW 8   SW 9   S 10
20 FT WIND GUST.5             10     15     15     15

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FORECASTER...GROCHOCINSKI
REQUESTED BY...GREG PETERSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090421.COPPE.01/FGF