FNUS73 KFGF 091431
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR BICENTENNIAL S...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
831 AM CST MON NOV 9 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CST ON NOVEMBER 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
EXPECT SUNNY SKIES TODAY AND TOMORROW WITH TEMPERATURES 10
TO 15 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. SOME MIXING DURING THE LATE MORNING
INTO THE AFTERNOON SHOULD DRAW DOWN SOME DRIER AIR ALOFT...AND
DEVELOP AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES IN THE 30 TO 40
PERCENT RANGE. WINDS WILL BE GENERALLY LIGHT AND SOUTHWESTERLY
EARLY AND PICKING UP FROM 10 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON AS WINDS
ALOFT MIX DOWN. THEREFORE...EXPECT SMOKE DISPERSION TO IMPROVE
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....51-56.
MIN HUMIDITY........33-38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 6 TO 14 MPH.

TIME (CST)      11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........13  12  12  12  12  12  12
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............42  46  50  52  53  52  49
RH..............60  53  49  42  38  40  45
20 FT WIND DIR..W   W   W   W   W   SW  SW
20 FT WIND SPD..8   8   7   6   5   5   4
20 FT WIND GUST.15  15  15  10  10      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....26-31.
MAX HUMIDITY........76-81 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 3 TO 8 MPH.

TIME (CST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........12     13     13     13     12     12
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............45     40     36     34     32     30
RH..............47     55     65     72     75     79
20 FT WIND......SW 3   S 3    S 4    S 5    S 5    S 5
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      5      10     10     10

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-58.
MIN HUMIDITY........29-34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 8 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 29 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CST)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
SKY (%).........11        11        12        13
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
TEMP............29        32        48        55
RH..............81        72        40        34
20 FT WIND......S 6G10    S 9G15    S 12G20   S 12G20

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FORECASTER...HOPKINS
REQUESTED BY...ERIK ANTHONISEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091109.BICEN.01/FGF