FNUS73 KFGF 241231
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR PELAN 26...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
731 AM CDT TUE APR 24 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON APRIL 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

WARM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM...WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW 70S. LIGHT
EASTERLY WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHEASTERLY BY LATE MORNING AT 10
TO 15 MPH. A FEW GUSTS TO 20 MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. WIND
DIRECTION MAY BE SOMEWHAT VARIABLE THIS MORNING THOUGH. WITH DEEP
VERTICAL MIXING THIS AFTERNOON TO ABOVE 5000 FT...RH VALUES SHOULD
QUICKLY FALL THIS MORNING...BOTTOMING OUT AROUND 25 TO 30 PERCENT
THIS AFTERNOON. A SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM IS POSSIBLE LATE THIS
AFTERNOON...ALTHOUGH IT APPEARS THAT MUCH OF PRECIPITATION WILL
HOLD OFF UNTIL THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500-6100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 8 TO 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 13
                    TO 22 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........41  42  44  45  46  47  49  51
WEATHER COV.....                    SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....                    RW  RW  RW
TSTM COV........                    SCH SCH SCH
TEMP............62  65  67  69  70  71  71  70
RH..............36  33  32  31  30  30  31  32
20 FT WIND DIR..E   SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
20 FT WIND SPD..10  10  10  11  11  11  11  10
20 FT WIND GUST.15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15

.TONIGHT...

MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-52.
MAX HUMIDITY........72-77 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
TEMP............69     63     58     56     53     51
RH..............35     43     51     57     66     71
20 FT WIND......SE 10  SE 10  E 10   E 9    E 7    E 3
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     15     15     10     5

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FORECASTER...MAKOWSKI
REQUESTED BY...JONATHAN EERKES
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120424.PELAN.01/FGF