FNUS73 KFGF 051524
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR BLACKDUCK PILES...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
924 AM CST THU JAN 5 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0935 CST ON JANUARY 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WINDS WILL BE INCREASING WEST OF THE RED RIVER TODAY...BUT FULL
IMPACT WILL NOT MAKE IT TO THE BLACKDUCK REGION AS INDICATED IN
OUR MODEST WIND SPEED FORECASTS. THIS WILL COUPLE WITH THE SHALLOW
INVERSION TO KEEP DISPERSION AT A MINIMUM...CERTAINLY POOR THIS
MORNING AND ONLY FAIR DURING THE AFTERNOON. MAXIMUM INDEX IN THE
28000 AREA MID TO LATE AFTERNOON WHICH TRANSLATES TO A MINNESOTA
CATEGORY OF FAIR.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....41-46.
MIN HUMIDITY........66-71 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 6 TO 11 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 13 TO 20 MPH.

TIME (CST)      8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........43  41  39  38  37  36  35  34  34  34
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............26  29  27  31  35  39  42  43  42  40
RH..............100 97  85  83  81  79  74  71  72  75
20 FT WIND DIR..S   S   SW  SW  SW  W   W   W   W   W
20 FT WIND SPD..5   5   7   9   10  9   9   9   9   10
20 FT WIND GUST.    10  10  15  15  15  15  15  15  20

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....27-32.
MAX HUMIDITY........85-90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25
                    MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 13 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 23 TO 28 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN INCREASING TO 33 TO
                    38 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING INCREASING TO 35 TO
                    44 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT DECREASING TO AROUND 33
                    MPH.

TIME (CST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........34     34     37     42     52     64
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............38     35     33     32     31     30
RH..............77     83     85     86     87     88
20 FT WIND......W 10   W 12   W 14   W 14   W 14   W 14
20 FT WIND GUST.20     20     20     25     20     20

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....30-35.
MIN HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400-3000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 24 TO 31 MPH.

TIME (CST)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
SKY (%).........75        84        88        92
WEATHER COV.....S CHC     S CHC     S CHC     S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....SNSHWR    SNSHWR    SNSHWR    SNSHWR
TEMP............29        29        31        32
RH..............89        89        81        75
20 FT WIND......W 14G20   W 14G20   W 14G20   W 12G20

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FORECASTER...WJB
REQUESTED BY...MICHAEL MACKEY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120105.BLACK.01/FGF