FNUS73 KFGF 071329
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR HIGHWAY ONE 2...MN RLA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
829 AM CDT THU APR 7 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON APRIL 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN SOMEWHAT ELEVATED TODAY
DUE TO SOME CLOUD COVER AND SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS. RAINFALL
TOTALS MAY APPROACH 0.05"...BUT MUCH OF THE AREA SHOULD ONLY GET A
COUPLE HUNDREDTHS OR LESS. THE NEGLIGIBLE WINDS THIS MORNING WILL
BECOME LIGHT AND SOUTHEASTERLY BY BURN TIME. THERE COULD BE AN
OCCASIONAL GUST OF AROUND 15 TO 20 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AS THE
SOUTHERLY WINDS ALOFT INCREASE. SMOKE DISPERSION WILL BECOME
EXCELLENT BY BURN TIME.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....51-56.
MIN HUMIDITY........57-62 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3400-5100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 30 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........68  73  76  78  80  80  80  80
WEATHER COV.....ISO ISO SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW
TEMP............42  46  49  51  52  52  52  53
RH..............73  66  63  63  62  62  62  62
20 FT WIND DIR..SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
20 FT WIND SPD..6   7   7   7   7   7   6   6
20 FT WIND GUST.10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....34-39.
MAX HUMIDITY........86-91 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700-3200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 23 TO 30 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 7 TO 9
                    MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........79     78     76     75     74     74
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............52     47     44     41     39     37
RH..............62     68     75     81     84     88
20 FT WIND......SE 6   SE 6   S 7    S 7    S 6    S 5
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     10     10     10

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FORECASTER...GROCHOCINSKI
REQUESTED BY...JOE HARRIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110407.HIGHW.01/FGF