FNUS73 KFGF 061344
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH SHORE 1...MN RLA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
844 AM CDT FRI AUG 6 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON AUGUST 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM IS CURRENTLY POSITIONED OVER THE GREAT
PLAINS. TODAY EXPECT MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS. WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE ALL DAY AND TONIGHT...FAVORING
THE NORTHWEST. HIGH TEMPERATURES SHOULD REACH NEAR 73 DEGREES. DUE
TO THE RECENT WET PATTERN AND MOISTURE STILL LINGERING IN THE
AREA...RH VALUES WILL NOT GO BELOW 40 PERCENT. TODAY WILL BE DRY
WITH NO PRECIPITATION EXPECTED. VENTILATION AND SMOKE DISPERSION
COULD BE AN ISSUE TODAY WITH THIS HIGH PRESSURE SETUP AND VARIABLE
LIGHT WINDS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........46-51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST UP TO 5 MPH LATE IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4600-5000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 3 TO 10 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........36  35  32  28  25  22  19
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............65  66  68  69  69  70  70
RH..............53  52  51  51  54  55  58
20 FT WIND DIR..NW  NW  NW  NW  W   W   NW
20 FT WIND SPD..5   5   5   5   5   4   3
20 FT WIND GUST.10  10  10  10  10  5   5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-59.
MAX HUMIDITY........92-97 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3100-4500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 6 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 3 TO
                    5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........19     25     35     44     44     43
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............69     62     57     56     56     56
RH..............62     80     95     96     96     97
20 FT WIND......NW 2   E 3    SE 3   SE 3   SE 3   SE 3
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      5      5      5      5

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........53-58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2700-3600 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 15
                    MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM      10 AM     1 PM      4 PM
SKY (%).........42        50        60        69
WEATHER COV.....                    CHANCE    CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      NONE      TSTORM    TSTORM
TEMP............57        68        74        75
RH..............95        68        58        60
20 FT WIND......SE 4G5    SE 5G10   SE 5G10   SE 5G10

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FORECASTER...WJB
REQUESTED BY...JOE HARRIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100806.NORTH.01/FGF