FNUS73 KFGF 092300
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR JEEP FIRE...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
600 PM CDT MON APR 9 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1735 CDT ON APRIL 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
THE NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AND TOMORROW...AND
SHOULD BEGIN SUBSIDING OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. GUSTS INTO
THE 20S WILL RETURN BY LATE TUESDAY MORNING. ONLY DIRECTIONAL
CHANGE I SEE IS POTENTIALLY GOING FROM A WNW DIRECTION TO A NNW
DIRECTION LATER THIS EVENING...BUT WIND SPEEDS WILL BE DECREASING AS
THEY SHIFT TO THE MORE NORTHERLY COMPONENT. HUMIDITIES WILL CLIMB
INTO THE 40 PER CENT RANGE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE HOURS...AND
MINIMUM HUMIDITIES TOMORROW WILL BE VERY SIMILAR TO TODAY. EXPECT
TO SEE CLOUD COVER DECREASE OVER NIGHT...BUT WILL BE ON EDGE OF
STRATOCU TO THE NORTH. ADDITIONALLY...LOOK FOR TEMPS TO DROP BELOW THE
FREEZING MARK BY AROUND 9 PM CDT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....20-25.
MAX HUMIDITY........66-71 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4200-6000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2200-3300 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 20 TO 29 MPH DECREASING TO 15 TO 22
                    MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........42     42     44     46     41     36
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............38     32     27     25     25     23
RH..............37     47     55     60     65     68
20 FT WIND......NW 13  NW 10  NW 6   NW 5   NW 6   NW 8
20 FT WIND GUST.20     15     10     10     10     10

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....39-44.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3100-4900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 20 TO 24 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM      10 AM     1 PM      4 PM
SKY (%).........32        28        27        30
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............22        29        37        41
RH..............71        53        43        32
20 FT WIND......NW 9G15   NW 13G20  NW 15G20  NW 16G25

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FORECASTER...SPEICHER
REQUESTED BY...BOB HEISEL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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