FNUS73 KFGF 051344
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR RANUM...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
844 AM CDT THU APR 5 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON APRIL 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
MAIN CONCERN TODAY WILL BE RELATIVE HUMIDITY MINIMA. YESTERDAY WE
DROPPED INTO TEENS AS DRIER AIR WAS MIXED DOWN TO SURFACE...THERE
ARE INDICATIONS THIS MAY HAPPEN AGAIN TODAY BY MID AFTERNOON. SO
HUMIDITY COULD BE OFF BY AS MUCH AS 10 PERCENT. OTHERWISE JUST
SUNNY AND MILD WITH A MORE STEADY WIND OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST
(PERHAPS FAVORING EAST SOUTHEAST AT YOUR LOCATION) AT AROUND 15
MPH.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500-5300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 13 TO 22 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........20  21  22  23  23  23  22
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............54  58  60  62  62  62  60
RH..............29  26  24  23  24  25  28
20 FT WIND DIR..SE  SE  SE  SE  S   S   SE
20 FT WIND SPD..12  14  14  14  12  12  11
20 FT WIND GUST.20  20  20  20  20  20  20

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40.
MAX HUMIDITY........59-64 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000-4400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1600 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 15 TO 22 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........22     20     17     16     18     21
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............57     52     47     43     41     38
RH..............33     41     48     53     58     63
20 FT WIND......SE 11  SE 11  SE 12  SE 12  SE 12  SE 12
20 FT WIND GUST.20     20     20     20     20     20

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FORECASTER...WJB
REQUESTED BY...JASON EKSTEIN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120405.RANUM.01/FGF