FNUS73 KFGF 151406
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR WILLIAMS NORTH...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
906 AM CDT THU APR 15 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1105 CDT ON APRIL 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

EXPECT A PARTLY SUNNY AND WARM DAY WITH A HIGH IN THE MID 50S.
MODEL SOUNDINGS INDICATE GOOD MIXING THIS AFTERNOON...WHICH WILL
HELP DRAW DOWN SOMEWHAT DRY AIR FROM ALOFT AND GUSTS THAT COULD
APPROACH 35 MPH. THE WINDS SHOULD BE OUT OF THE DUE WEST AROUND
NOON...BUT WILL SLOWLY BECOME MORE NORTHWEST THROUGH THE COURSE OF
THE AFTERNOON. THE MINIMUM RH SHOULD BE AROUND 40 PERCENT...BUT
COULD BE 5 PERCENT LOWER IF THE MIXING IS BETTER THAN EXPECTED.
THE WINDS WILL REMAIN BREEZY OUT OF THE NORTHWEST THIS EVENING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-57.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 35 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500-5000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 24 TO 33 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
                    AROUND 35 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........49  57  64  69  67  62  59  63  71
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............46  48  49  51  51  52  51  51  50
RH..............61  58  57  54  51  47  45  46  47
20 FT WIND DIR..W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   NW
20 FT WIND SPD..14  15  16  16  17  17  18  18  18
20 FT WIND GUST.25  25  25  35  35  35  35  35  35

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....31-36.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH
                    DECREASING TO 25 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2600-4500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2400-2500 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 33 TO 36 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........78     80     76     68     52     31
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............49     46     43     40     36     34
RH..............47     53     61     67     72     72
20 FT WIND......NW 18  NW 17  NW 16  NW 17  NW 16  N 15
20 FT WIND GUST.35     25     25     25     25     25

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FORECASTER...GROCHOCINSKI
REQUESTED BY...JEFF DITTRICH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100415.WILLI.02/FGF