FNUS73 KFGF 171204
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR ALICE WPA...VALLEY CITY WMD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
704 AM CDT SAT APR 17 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WAS LOCATED OVER EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA THIS MORNING
WITH THE CENTER RIGHT ABOUT OVER VALLEY CITY. THUS THE MORNING
WILL START WITH A CALM OR LIGHT AND VARIABLE WIND. THE HIGH WILL
MOVE ONLY SLOWLY EAST TODAY AND WHILE WIND DIRECTION WILL CHANGE
AROUND TO THE SOUTHEAST BY IGNITION TIME...WIND SPEEDS WILL REMAIN
LIGHT AT UNDER 10 MPH. ANYTIME WITH SUCH LIGHT WIND...ANY LOCAL
TOPOGRAPHIC AFFECTS COULD ALTER WIND DIRECTION A BIT. NOT NEARLY
AS GREAT MIXING AS PAST FEW DAYS WITH LIGHTER WINDS IN THE BOUNDARY
LAYER...BUT TEMPERATURES WILL WARM AND HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL DROP INTO THE
TEENS.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-66.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4800-6200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      11 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........0      0      3      10     16
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............51     54     60     63     62
RH..............43     27     20     18     20
20 FT WIND......S 5    S 5    S 5    SE 5   E 5
20 FT WIND GUST.       10     10     10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....33-38.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2800-4100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 8 TO 14 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........18     17     13     11     13     17
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............60     56     50     44     39     36
RH..............21     26     36     49     62     72
20 FT WIND......E 5    E 5    SE 5   SE 5   SE 5   SE 6
20 FT WIND GUST.                            10     10

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FORECASTER...RIDDLE
REQUESTED BY...TERRY GWILLIAMS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100417.ALICE.01/FGF