FNUS73 KFGF 031025 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR COUNTY 27...MN DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 525 AM CDT WED OCT 3 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2014 CDT ON OCTOBER 02. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... LESS WIND AND HIGHER HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED FOR THIS AFTERNOON. LIGHT NORTHWEST WIND WILL BECOME NORTH AND WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 MPH AFTER 10 TO 11 AM. WITH THE LIGHT WIND THIS MORNING...SMOKE DISPERSION WILL BE POOR THROUGH 10-11 AM. SMOKE DISPERSION WILL BE EXCELLENT AFTER 4-5 PM CDT. HUMIDITIES WILL DECREASE TO AROUND 45 TO 50 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOULD MOVE IN AFTER 4PM CDT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY BECOMING CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN LATE IN THE MORNING. RAIN LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60. MIN HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2600-3100 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 6 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO 26 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........45 53 61 68 76 83 88 92 94 95 96 97 WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY WEATHER TYPE.... RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN TSTM COV........ TEMP............42 43 48 53 56 57 57 57 56 54 52 50 RH..............82 79 66 56 50 48 49 51 55 61 66 70 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW N N N N N N N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD..5 7 9 11 12 13 15 15 16 16 17 17 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 20 20 25 25 25 25 25 25 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN AND SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-35. MAX HUMIDITY........89-94 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 14 TO 19 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........97 99 100 100 100 100 WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE....RAIN RAIN RAIN RNSN RNSN RNSN TSTM COV........ TEMP............47 44 40 38 36 34 RH..............76 82 92 96 100 100 20 FT WIND......N 17 N 16 N 16 N 16 N 18 N 19 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 25 25 30 30 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. SNOW LIKELY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....31-36. MIN HUMIDITY........63-68 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. NORTHWEST WINDS 24 TO 29 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH INCREASING TO 45 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........99 99 97 94 WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW TSTM COV........ TEMP............32 33 33 33 RH..............100 100 96 92 20 FT WIND......N 20G30 N 23G35 NW 29G45 NW 28G45 $$ FORECASTER...HOPPES REQUESTED BY...DOUG MIEDTKE TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20121002.COUNT.02/FGF