FNUS73 KFGF 112316 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR VIKING FIRE...MNDNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 616 PM CDT THU OCT 11 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1800 CDT ON OCTOBER 11. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING IN WILL KEEP NORTHERLY WINDS IN PLACE THIS EVENING INTO FRIDAY. AS THE HIGH MOVES EAST...EXPECT WINDS TO BECOME LIGHT AND VARIABLE BEFORE SHIFTING SOUTHERLY BY MORNING. SMOKE DISPERSAL WILL BE POOR AFTER SUNSET AS AN INVERSION SETS UP. HUMIDITIES OVERNIGHT WILL RANGE FROM THE MID 70S TO THE MID 80S. FOR FRIDAY...THE SURFACE RIDGE MOVES EAST AND SOUTHERLY WINDS INCREASE WITH WIND GUSTS FROM 30 TO 35 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL WILL BECOME FAIR TO EXCELLENT DURING THE DAY. MINIMUM HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 30 TO 35 PERCENT DURING THE AFTERNOON...WITH ISOLATED POCKETS OF LOWER VALUES. NO PRECIPITATION IS FORECAST FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....22-27. MAX HUMIDITY........84-89 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........23 18 13 13 22 34 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............32 29 28 28 26 24 RH..............78 77 76 78 84 88 20 FT WIND......NW 7 NW 4 W 3 S 4 S 5 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 5 5 10 10 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....46-51. MIN HUMIDITY........39-44 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 17 TO 22 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2200-3700 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 1100-1700 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 9 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 32 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........42 35 23 20 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............25 35 45 48 RH..............86 59 35 35 20 FT WIND......S 8G15 S 17G25 S 22G35 S 22G35 $$ FORECASTER...HOPKINS REQUESTED BY...MARK HALE TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20121011.VIKIN.01/FGF