FNUS73 KFGF 031011 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH MINNIE FIRE...MN DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 511 AM CDT WED OCT 3 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2011 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 12 TO 17 MPH AFTER 10 TO 11 AM. HUMIDITIES WILL DECREASE TO AROUND 40 TO 45 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOULD MOVE IN LATER THIS AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-63. MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2300-2800 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 6 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........27 35 45 55 66 75 83 88 90 92 92 92 WEATHER COV..... CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE.... RN RN RN RN RN RN TSTM COV........ TEMP............40 44 49 54 58 59 60 60 59 57 55 52 RH..............89 78 66 55 47 45 43 43 45 50 55 64 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 7 8 9 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-37. MAX HUMIDITY........90-95 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........92 94 95 96 97 99 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TSTM COV........ TEMP............50 48 45 41 38 36 RH..............71 77 86 100 100 100 20 FT WIND......N 11 N 11 N 13 N 15 N 16 N 16 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 20 25 25 25 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. SNOW LIKELY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....32-37. MIN HUMIDITY........66-71 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 19 TO 24 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........100 99 98 96 WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW TSTM COV........ TEMP............34 34 34 34 RH..............100 100 100 100 20 FT WIND......N 18G30 N 21G30 NW 22G35 NW 24G35 $$ FORECASTER...HOPPES REQUESTED BY...DOUG MIEDTKE TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20121002.NORTH.02/FGF