FNUS73 KFGF 021208
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH MINNIE FIRE...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
708 AM CDT TUE OCT 2 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0653 CDT ON OCTOBER 2. IF
CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...

TODAY WILL BE MOSTLY SUNNY AND DRY AT THE WILDFIRE SITE WITH A
HIGH TEMPERATURE IN THE MID 70S. LIGHT SOUTHERLY WIND EARLY THIS
MORNING WILL QUICKLY INCREASE TO A SUSTAINED 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
30 MPH BY 10 AM. WINDS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON WILL REMAIN IN THE
20 TO 25 MPH RANGE WITH FREQUENT GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. MINIMUM RH
VALUES WILL DROP TO NEAR 20 PERCENT...BUT AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT
DURING PEAK HEATING. STRONG WINDS...LOW RH...AND VERY DRY FUELS
WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS LATE THIS MORNING
AND THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 19 TO 24 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    35 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2600-4200 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON...THEN
                    DECREASING TO 2200 FT AGL LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 12 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 22 TO 28 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 32 TO
                    38 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST 36 TO 43 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON
                    DECREASING TO AROUND 33 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........35  35  35  34  32  31  29  28  26  25  24  23
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............37  42  50  57  63  66  69  71  73  74  73  71
RH..............79  65  48  37  30  27  24  23  21  20  21  24
20 FT WIND DIR..S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
20 FT WIND SPD..10  12  16  18  20  22  23  24  23  22  20  17
20 FT WIND GUST.15  20  25  30  30  35  35  35  35  35  30  25

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-47.
MAX HUMIDITY........74-79 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 20 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........22     22     23     25     26     30
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............68     62     57     53     50     46
RH..............26     35     45     57     63     73
20 FT WIND......S 13   S 11   S 8    SW 5   N 2    N 2
20 FT WIND GUST.20     15     15     10     5      5

$$
FORECASTER...ROGERS
REQUESTED BY...DOUG MIEDTKE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20121002.NORTH.01/FGF