FNUS73 KFGF 041606
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR FIRE 39...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
1106 AM CDT TUE OCT 4 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1105 CDT ON OCTOBER 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
LOOK FOR INCREASING WINDS OUT OF THE SOUTH THIS AFTERNOON
APPROACHING 20 MPH SUSTAINED WITH SOME GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
AT THE SAME TIME WARMING TEMPERATURES AND DRY AIR WILL BRING
HUMIDITIES DOWN TOWARD THE 20 PERCENT MARK BY LATE AFTERNOON.
CERTAINLY ENOUGH TO BE AT LEAST CLOSE TO CRITICAL CONDITIONS FOR
FIRE BEHAVIOR.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-86.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH UP TO 5 MPH EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING BECOMING SOUTH 13 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO AROUND 25 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2700-3400 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 7 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 28 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........32  32  31  40  34  29  26  25  26  27  27  26
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............58  59  60  66  70  74  78  81  82  82  80  76
RH..............53  49  51  43  40  35  33  30  28  27  28  29
20 FT WIND DIR..S   S   SE  S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   SE
20 FT WIND SPD..4   5   3   8   11  14  14  16  16  16  14  12
20 FT WIND GUST.5   10  5   15  15  20  20  25  25  25  20  20

$$
FORECASTER...WJB
REQUESTED BY...CINDY TISDELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20111002.FIRE3.01/FGF