FNUS73 KFGF 060215
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR VIKING FIRE...MNDNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
915 PM CDT FRI OCT 5 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2104 CDT ON OCTOBER 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SNOW SHOWERS AND FLURRIES FOR ANOTHER FEW HOURS THEN CLEARING WITH
DIMINISHING WINDS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MUCH LESS BREEZY SATURDAY WITH
DEVELOPING SUNSHINE AND TEMPERATURES TRENDING TOWARD 40 DEGREES.
LINGERING SNOW COVER WILL KEEP HUMIDITY MINIMA AT HIGH LEVELS
DURING THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED
                    SNOW SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN
                    ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS LATE IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....22-27.
MAX HUMIDITY........91-96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO
                    6 MPH LATE IN THE NIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 23 TO 31 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 8 TO 10
                    MPH.

TIME (CDT)      8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM
SKY (%).........100 100 100 100 100 100 90  77  63  49  36
WEATHER COV.....SCT SCT ISO ISO ISO
WEATHER TYPE....SW  SW  SW  SW  SW
TEMP............31  30  29  28  26  26  26  25  25  25  24
RH..............96  96  96  96  96  96  96  96  96  95  92
20 FT WIND DIR..N   N   N   N   N   N   N   NW  NW  NW  NW
20 FT WIND SPD..14  14  12  11  11  10  9   7   6   6   5
20 FT WIND GUST.20  20  20  15  15  15  15  10  10  10  10

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....36-41.
MIN HUMIDITY........73-78 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2300-4000 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 1500
                    FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 8 TO 14 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........25     15     12     14     17     22
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............24     25     30     35     37     38
RH..............91     92     88     77     79     79
20 FT WIND......NW 6   NW 7   W 8    W 9    W 8    SW 7
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     15     15     15     10

$$
FORECASTER...WJB
REQUESTED BY...MARK HALE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20121005.VIKIN.01/FGF