FNUS73 KFGF 171353
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR TODD S PIT...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
853 AM CDT FRI AUG 17 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 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 LOW TO 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 AROUND 30 PERCENT. EXCELLENT SMOKE DISPERSAL IS
FORECAST FOR THIS AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7800-8300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 3 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 13 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........24  25  27  30  33  36  39  42
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............65  68  70  72  73  74  74  73
RH..............50  45  42  38  35  33  33  34
20 FT WIND DIR..W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W
20 FT WIND SPD..6   7   7   7   6   6   5   5
20 FT WIND GUST.10  10  10  10  10  10  10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-53.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 5
                    TO 8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........44     45     45     44     43     42
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............72     65     59     57     55     51
RH..............35     46     57     59     64     74
20 FT WIND......W 4    SW 4   SW 4   SW 4   SW 3   W 1
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      5      5      5

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FORECASTER...MAKOWSKI
REQUESTED BY...JASON EKSTEIN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120817.TODDS.01/FGF