FNUS73 KFGF 251459
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR SHOULDER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
959 AM CDT TUE SEP 25 2012

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES ARE EXPECTED FOR THE BURN PERIOD. A RIDGE OF HIGH
PRESSURE IS LOCATED OVER ROLETTE COUNTY AND SURFACE WINDS FOR THE
MOST PART WILL BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE...GRADUALLY SHIFTING NORTHEAST
DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS AS THE SURFACE RIDGE BEGINS MOVING EAST.
OTHERWISE...HIGH TEMPS WILL BE AROUND 60. MINIMUM HUMIDITIES ARE
EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 30 TO 35 PERCENT RANGE. DRY CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE PERIOD.


SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-64.
   24 HR TREND......10 DEGREES COOLER.
MIN HUMIDITY........29-34 PERCENT.
   24 HR TREND......LITTLE CHANGE.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH.
LAL.................1.
PRECIPITATION.......NONE.
HOURS OF SUNSHINE...11.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (AROUND 38400 KNOT-FT) BECOMING FAIR
                    (AROUND 49500 KNOT-FT) BY AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 5400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST TO EAST AROUND 5 TO 10 MPH.

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REQUESTED BY...DANIEL FALCON
REASON FOR REQUEST...UNDER THE INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT FOR METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES (USFS, BLM, NPS, U