FNUS73 KFGF 092339
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR VIKING FIRE...MNDNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
639 PM CDT TUE OCT 9 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1825 CDT ON OCTOBER 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A BREAK FROM PRECIPITATION TONIGHT AND THE FIRST PART OF TOMORROW
AS WINDS DIMINISH. BUT CLOUD COVER LINGERING TOMORROW (JOINED BY
SOME RAIN DURING THE AFTERNOON) WILL KEEP RELATIVE HUMIDITY
FAIRLY HIGH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....24-29.
MAX HUMIDITY........87-92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 20 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 6 TO 15 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM
SKY (%).........78  75  72  68  64  59  54  55  56  58  60  62
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............33  32  31  30  29  28  27  27  27  27  26  26
RH..............82  83  84  86  88  90  92  90  87  84  87  86
20 FT WIND DIR..NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  W   W   W   W   W   SW
20 FT WIND SPD..12  9   7   5   4   3   3   4   5   5   5   6
20 FT WIND GUST.20  15  15  10  5   5   5   5   10  10  10  10

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....40-45.
MIN HUMIDITY........57-62 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2800-3800 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO
                    4300-5900 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING DECREASING
                    TO 3000-3500 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 8 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH
                    AROUND 9 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........64     71     78     85     91     96
WEATHER COV.....                     LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   RAIN   RAIN   RAIN
TEMP............27     33     40     43     42     40
RH..............83     75     63     61     68     74
20 FT WIND......S 6    S 7    SW 9   SW 10  S 8    S 5
20 FT WIND GUST.10     15     15     15     15     10

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FORECASTER...WJB
REQUESTED BY...MARK HALE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20121009.VIKIN.01/FGF