FNUS73 KFGF 082323
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR NIMROD WILDFIRE...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
623 PM CDT SUN APR 8 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1812 CDT ON APRIL 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
CURRENT WINDS IN THE AREA ARE FROM THE WEST TO NORTHWEST...SUSTAINED
AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. THE WINDS SHOULD BEGIN
TO DIMINISH BY 8 PM CDT AND BY MID EVENING SHIFT FROM A MAINLY
WESTERLY COMPONENT TO MORE OF A NORTHWESTERLY COMPONENT. HUMIDITIES
IN THE AREA ARE CURRENTLY AROUND 25 PERCENT BUT SHOULD RISE ABOVE
30 PERCENT BY 9 PM...AS TEMPERATURES COOL. WHILE WE ARE NOT LOOKING
FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ON MONDAY...WINDS WILL CONTINUE
TO GUST AROUND 25 MPH BY LATE MORNING. HUMIDITIES MONDAY WILL BE ABOUT
10 PERCENT HIGHER THAN WHAT WE HAVE SEEN THE LAST FEW DAYS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....26-31.
MAX HUMIDITY........58-63 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7200-8500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 28 TO 36 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 12
                    MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........43     41     38     36     35     34
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............52     46     41     38     34     30
RH..............26     35     44     52     57     61
20 FT WIND......W 16   NW 11  NW 10  NW 10  NW 10  NW 9
20 FT WIND GUST.20     15     15     15     15     15

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....39-44.
MIN HUMIDITY........33-38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6400-6500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 12 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO 22 TO 28
                    MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM      10 AM     1 PM      4 PM
SKY (%).........35        40        46        49
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............28        32        37        40
RH..............62        49        43        38
20 FT WIND......NW 10G15  NW 15G20  NW 13G20  NW 13G20

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FORECASTER...SPEICHER
REQUESTED BY...RON STOFFEL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120408.NIMRO.01/FGF