FNUS73 KFGF 062325 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR VIKING FIRE...MN DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 625 PM CDT SAT OCT 6 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1810 CDT ON OCTOBER 06. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WE HAVE ABOUT ANOTHER 36 HOURS OR SO OF DRY WEATHER BEFORE THE NEXT CHANCE FOR RAIN ON MONDAY WITH SHOWERS OR SNOW SHOWERS ON TUESDAY AS COLDER AIR MOVES BACK IN. NEAR TERM...SOME HIGH TO MID LEVELS CLOUDS LATER TONIGHT WITH LOWS BACK IN THE 20S AND LIGHT WIND. SNOW SHOULD MELT MORE READILY SUNDAY WITH MILDER TEMPERATURES...A FAIR AMOUNT OF SUNSHINE AND WIND SPEEDS A BIT ABOVE 10 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....20-25. MAX HUMIDITY........95-100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 7 TO 8 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM SKY (%).........34 35 36 37 37 38 39 41 44 48 51 54 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............32 30 28 27 26 26 27 26 26 25 23 22 RH..............77 87 94 98 99 98 98 94 93 93 92 96 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 10 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....44-49. MIN HUMIDITY........51-56 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3400-5100 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 1800 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........WEST 7 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 10 TO 17 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........57 62 65 66 63 58 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............22 28 36 43 46 44 RH..............98 100 75 60 55 62 20 FT WIND......SW 6 SW 6 SW 9 W 11 NW 13 W 11 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 20 15 $$ FORECASTER...WJB REQUESTED BY...MARK HALE TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20121006.VIKIN.01/FGF