FNUS73 KFGF 292048
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR JUNEBERRY ROAD FIRE...MN DNR FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
348 PM CDT WED AUG 29 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1540 CDT ON AUGUST 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...

A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION OVERNIGHT...AND SHOULD MOVE
OVER THE FIRE SITE SOMETIME AROUND THE 1 AM TO 4 AM CDT TIME
FRAME. THE FRONT WILL SHIFT WINDS FROM THE SOUTH TO A MORE
WESTERLY DIRECTION...AND THEN TO THE NORTHWEST SHORTLY BEFORE
SUNRISE. THE FRONT WILL ALSO BRING IN DRIER AIR BEHIND IT...WITH
AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES DROPPING BELOW 25 PERCENT
TOMORROW AFTERNOON. WITH NORTHWESTERLY WINDS STAYING FAIRLY
BREEZY...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 20 MPH INTO THE
AFTERNOON...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE AND A
FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN POSTED. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH
THURSDAY EVENING AND FALLING TEMPERATURES SHOULD ALLOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES TO COME BACK UP.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25
                    MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6900-7100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 22 TO 28 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM      10 AM     1 PM      4 PM
SKY (%).........25        17        15        11
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............65        73        79        82
RH..............63        48        30        23
20 FT WIND......NW 10G15  NW 15G25  NW 13G20  NW 13G20

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FORECASTER...JR
REQUESTED BY...MIKE LOCKE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120829.JUNEB.01/FGF