FNUS73 KFGF 021432
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR BJORING...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
932 AM CDT WED MAY 2 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON MAY 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

AREAS OF FOG AND LOW CLOUDS WILL PERSIST INTO THE MID MORNING HOURS DUE
TO THE COMBINATION OF LIGHT WINDS AND PLENTY OF LOW LEVEL
MOISTURE. SKIES WILL BECOME PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY LATER THIS
MORNING. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS THIS MORNING WILL BECOME
WESTERLY LATER THIS MORNING AT AROUND 10 MPH. AS THE MIXED LAYER
DEEPENS WITH SURFACE HEATING...RH VALUES WILL FALL TO AROUND 25
PERCENT DURING THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSION THIS AFTERNOON IS
FORECAST TO BE IN THE EXCELLENT CATEGORY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. PATCHY DENSE FOG EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7800-8400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 8 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO 24 MPH
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.

TIME (CDT)      12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........43  26  22  24  27  29  31
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............65  67  69  70  71  71  71
RH..............44  37  33  31  30  30  30
20 FT WIND DIR..W   W   W   W   W   W   W
20 FT WIND SPD..10  10  10  9   9   8   7
20 FT WIND GUST.15  15  15  15  15  10  10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-52.
MAX HUMIDITY........78-83 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 9 TO 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST
                    5 TO 14 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY
                    MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 16 TO 24 MPH EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........34     44     56     66     69     68
WEATHER COV.....                     CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TSTM COV........                     CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
TEMP............70     65     59     55     52     50
RH..............31     37     45     51     60     72
20 FT WIND......W 6    NW 4   N 3    E 2    NE 2   NE 3
20 FT WIND GUST.10     5      5      5      5      5

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FORECASTER...MAKOWSKI
REQUESTED BY...JASON EKSTEIN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120502.BJORI.01/FGF