FNUS73 KFGF 281217
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR ROGERS...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
717 AM CDT THU APR 28 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A RIDGE OF SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE OVER THE AREA TODAY
RESULTING IN A LIGHT WINDS. OVERALL EXPECT A NORTH-NORTHWEST WIND
THE BALANCE OF THE DAY IN THE 5 TO 10 MPH RANGE....COULD HAVE SOME
BRIEF WIND GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH MIDDAY AND EARLY AFTERNOON. AS
TEMPERATURES WARM INTO THE 60S TODAY LOOK FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
TO DROP TO NEAR 20 PERCENT MID AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHTS WILL BE
PRETTY HIGH AS THE LOWER 5000 FT WILL BE MIXED OUT DUE TO HEATING
BUT WINDS IN THE MIXED LAYER WILL BE UP TO 15 MPH. LOOK FOR A MIX
OF SUN AND HIGH CLOUDS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-66.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4100-5200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 6 TO 12 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........39     39     38     36     32
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............45     53     59     62     63
RH..............62     38     27     23     21
20 FT WIND......N 7    N 8    N 9    NW 7   NW 5
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     15     15     10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-47.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-3000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTH 16 TO
                    25 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........30     30     31     34     40     47
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............62     58     53     50     47     45
RH..............27     35     44     52     58     67
20 FT WIND......NW 3   W 3    S 5    S 6    S 7    SE 8
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      10     10     15     15

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FORECASTER...RIDDLE
REQUESTED BY...ERIK ANTHONISEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110428.ROGER.01/FGF