FNUS73 KFGF 171316
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR RIVER UNIT...TNC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
816 AM CDT FRI AUG 17 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON AUGUST 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN DAKOTAS THIS MORNING WILL SLOWLY
SHIFT EASTWARD TODAY. THIS WILL KEEP CONDITIONS DRY WITH LIGHT
WESTERLY WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AT 5 TO 10 MPH. TEMPERATURES WILL BE
WARMER THAN YESTERDAY...REACHING INTO THE MID 70S. SOME AFTERNOON
CUMULUS CLOUDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP...BUT THESE WILL DIMINISH
AROUND SUNSET...LEAVING ONLY SOME HIGHER LEVEL CLOUDS. RH IS
EXPECTED TO FALL TO AS LOW AS 30 PERCENT. EXCELLENT SMOKE
DISPERSAL IS FORECAST FOR THIS AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........31-36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8400-9600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 8 TO 14 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
TEMP............69  71  73  74  75  75  74
RH..............45  41  38  37  36  36  37
20 FT WIND DIR..W   W   W   W   W   W   W
20 FT WIND SPD..7   7   7   7   6   6   6
20 FT WIND GUST.10  10  10  10  10  10  10

.TONIGHT...

MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........91-96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
TEMP............72     62     55     53     52     48
RH..............41     67     90     89     86     96
20 FT WIND......W 5    NW 4   N 3    N 2    N 2    N 2
20 FT WIND GUST.10     5      5      5             5

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FORECASTER...MAKOWSKI
REQUESTED BY...JONATHAN EERKES
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120817.RIVER.01/FGF