FNUS73 KFGF 151335
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR HWY ONE - UNIT 20...MN RLA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
835 AM CDT THU MAR 15 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 CDT ON MARCH 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE EASTWARD AS LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS
WELL TO THE NORTHWEST OF THE REGION. THROUGH THE MORNING WINDS
WILL BE EASTERLY TURNING SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST LATER IN THE DAY...SO
THAT BY IGNITION TIME A MORE CONSISTENT SOUTHERLY DIRECTION
SHOULD BE ESTABLISHED. HOWEVER THE GRADIENT WILL BE LAX SO SPEEDS
WILL BE RELATIVELY LOW.

MINIMUM HUMIDITIES SHOULD BE 5 TO 10 PERCENT HIGHER THAN
YESTERDAYS DUE TO LESS MIXING AND CONTINUED EVAPORATION FROM
RELATIVELY MOIST SOILS. ALSO THERE WILL NOT BE AS MUCH SOLAR
TODAY SO TEMPERATURES SHOULD BE ABOUT THE SAME AS YESTERDAY AS
WELL.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY BECOMING SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-61.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2600-3500 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 6 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTH 16 TO
                    24 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.

TIME (CDT)      1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........67  60  51  41  33  25
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............45  49  54  57  57  55
RH..............34  34  33  32  34  39
20 FT WIND DIR..S   S   S   S   S   SE
20 FT WIND SPD..7   8   8   8   7   6
20 FT WIND GUST.15  15  15  15  15  10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-37.
MAX HUMIDITY........89-94 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 12 TO 21 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 7
                    TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........19     14     15     18     18     19
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............51     43     38     36     35     34
RH..............41     52     68     79     89     93
20 FT WIND......SE 5   SE 5   S 5    S 5    S 5    SE 5
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     10     10     10

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FORECASTER...WJB
REQUESTED BY...JOE HARRIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120315.HWYON.01/FGF