FNUS73 KFGF 292040 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR THE 215 FIRE...MN DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 340 PM CDT SAT SEP 29 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1513 CDT ON SEPTEMBER 29. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SKIES WILL REMAIN MOSTLY SUNNY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. WITH UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES AND A VERY DRY AIR MASS...RH WILL REMAIN BELOW 20 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE RISING ABOVE 75 PERCENT TONIGHT. WINDS WILL GENERALLY REMAIN LIGHT AND VARIABLE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT HOURS...WITH PERIODS OF NEARLY CALM WINDS. AT TIMES THERE MAY BE A PREFERRED SOUTHERLY ORIENTATION TO THE WINDS...BUT GIVEN THE VERY WEAK FLOW...WIND DIRECTION MAY BE VARIABLE. LATER SUNDAY...WINDS SHOULD BECOME MORE SOUTHWESTERLY. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO APPROACH DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING HOURS ON SUNDAY...WITH WINDS BECOMING NORTHWESTERLY. NO RAINFALL IS EXPECTED WITH THE FRONT. DESPITE A BIT MORE MOISTURE ON SUNDAY...WITH VERY WARM TEMPERATURES AGAIN...RH AROUND 20 PERCENT IS EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-84. MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. TIME (CDT) 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........4 4 4 5 5 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............80 81 80 79 76 RH..............21 19 18 19 23 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 3 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-48. MAX HUMIDITY........78-83 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH UP TO 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT...THEN BECOMING LIGHT EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........5 4 4 4 3 4 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............72 64 58 54 51 47 RH..............29 41 49 58 65 77 20 FT WIND......S 1 S 2 S 3 S 4 S 5 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 5 10 10 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82. MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........6 15 22 27 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............46 65 78 78 RH..............80 40 26 25 20 FT WIND......S 4G5 S 6G10 SW 10G15 SW 12G20 $$ FORECASTER...MAKOWSKI REQUESTED BY...MARK CARLSTROM TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120929.THE21.01/FGF