FNUS73 KFGF 062039 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR JUNEBERRY THREE...MN DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 339 PM CDT THU OCT 6 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1514 CDT ON OCTOBER 06. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... .DISCUSSION... RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE AFFECTED AREA UNTIL 00 UTC. SOUTH- SOUTHEASTERLY WIND FROM 25 TO 35 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS ABOVE 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON. THESE STRONG WINDS...COMBINED WITH MINIMUM RH VALUES IN THE 25 TO 30 PERCENT RANGE AND VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER WILL CONTINUE THE DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. FOR FRIDAY...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 16 UTC TO 06 UTC. VERY STRONG SOUTH WIND FROM 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO OVER 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE AFFECTED AREA. THEREFORE...A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT ON FRIDAY AS WELL. THERE IS SOME UNCERTAINTY WITH REGARD TO THE AMOUNT AND COVERAGE OF WETTING RAIN TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY FROM APPROACHING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM...BUT AT THIS TIME PRECIPITATION PROBABILITIES ARE FORECAST AROUND 30 PERCENT. HOWEVER...WINDS LATE FRIDAY NIGHT SHOULD SLOWLY DIMINISH INTO SATURDAY MORNING AND BEGIN SHIFTING WEST THEN NORTHWEST AS THE FRONT FINALLY PUSHES THROUGH. WIND SPEEDS ARE GENERALLY EXPECTED TO BE FROM 10 TO 20 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS TO 25 MPH. RAIN CHANCES WILL ALSO DECREASE A BIT ON SATURDAY AND WILL BE AROUND 20 PERCENT. COOLER TEMPERATURES FOR SATURDAY WITH HIGHS IN THE MID 60S WILL HELP BOOST MINIMUM HUMIDITY VALUES INTO THE 45 TO 50 PERCENT RANGE. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-84. MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 19 TO 24 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH DECREASING TO 30 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2700 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 31 TO 37 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AROUND 25 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........28 33 39 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............81 79 77 RH..............32 32 32 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..22 20 17 20 FT WIND GUST.40 35 30 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....60-65. MAX HUMIDITY........57-62 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 14 TO 19 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-900 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 20 TO 24 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........43 50 55 58 59 58 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............75 71 70 68 66 63 RH..............32 38 45 51 55 57 20 FT WIND......SE 15 SE 15 SE 16 SE 16 SE 16 SE 16 20 FT WIND GUST.30 25 30 30 30 30 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81. MIN HUMIDITY........38-43 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......700-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8400-9300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 24 TO 33 MPH INCREASING TO 46 TO 52 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........57 61 61 49 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE TSTM COV........S CHC S CHC TEMP............62 68 75 78 RH..............61 62 50 43 20 FT WIND......SE 16G30 S 23G40 S 24G45 S 27G50 $$ FORECASTER...HOPKINS REQUESTED BY...DOUG MIEDTKE TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20111006.JUNEB.01/FGF