FNUS73 KFGF 141430
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR NIDAROS 21 NPB...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
930 AM CDT FRI MAY 14 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1500 CDT ON MAY 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
LOOKING FOR WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS TODAY...INCREASING SOMEWHAT
BY IGNITION TIME AS MIXING INCREASES. NO PRECIPITATION IN THE
FORECAST FOR A CHANGE SO DRYING WILL BE ABLE TO OCCUR...WITH
MINIMUM LATE AFTERNOON HUMIDITY DROPPING BELOW 40 PERCENT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........33-38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25
                    MPH IN THE MORNING THEN 20 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5200-6900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 12 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 20 TO
                    29 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING
                    TO AROUND 17 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........26  25  25  25  26
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............66  68  68  69  69
RH..............42  41  39  38  38
20 FT WIND DIR..NW  NW  NW  NW  NW
20 FT WIND SPD..11  11  12  11  10
20 FT WIND GUST.20  20  20  20  15

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-49.
MAX HUMIDITY........78-83 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH
                    LATE IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500-5100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1900 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 7 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 3 TO 7
                    MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........26     23     20     18     18     20
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............68     63     57     53     49     47
RH..............39     45     55     63     72     79
20 FT WIND......NW 8   W 4    SW 3   S 5    S 5    S 5
20 FT WIND GUST.15     5      5      10     10     10

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 11200-11700 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 6 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 13 TO 16
                    MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM      10 AM     1 PM      4 PM
SKY (%).........23        29        37        50
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
TEMP............46        59        70        74
RH..............83        51        34        30
20 FT WIND......S 5G10    S 7G15    S 11G20   SW 10G15

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FORECASTER...WJB
REQUESTED BY...ERIK ANTHONISEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100514.NIDAR.01/FGF