FNUS73 KFGF 122307
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR VIKING FIRE...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
607 PM CDT FRI OCT 12 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1745 CDT ON OCTOBER 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
THE SURFACE RIDGE CONTINUES MOVING EAST INTO THE GREAT LAKES...AND
SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL STAY ELEVATED WITH WIND GUSTS FROM 20 TO 25
MPH INTO THE LATE EVENING. SMOKE DISPERSAL WILL REMAIN FAIR TO
EXCELLENT DURING THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING FAIR TO POOR
OVERNIGHT AS WINDS SLACKEN. THE WINDS ARE FORECAST TO DECREASE AS
THE CENTER OF LOW PRESSURE APPROACHES THE AREA AND THE PRESSURE
GRADIENT WEAKENS. MAXIMUM HUMIDITIES ARE FORECAST FROM AROUND 75
TO 80 PERCENT OVERNIGHT...THEN HOVER AROUND 45 TO 50 PERCENT IN
THE AFTERNOON SATURDAY...WITH ISOLATED POCKETS OF LOWER VALUES.

LITTLE TO NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....33-38.
MAX HUMIDITY........77-82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH
                    LATE INTO THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 22 TO 31 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 10 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.


TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........15     3      3      6      7      8
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............44     39     39     37     37     36
RH..............59     63     65     65     68     76
20 FT WIND......S 11   S 11   S 13   S 12   S 12   S 11
20 FT WIND GUST.20     15     15     15     15     15

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-58.
MIN HUMIDITY........49-54 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 8 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2600-2700 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 6 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 16
                    TO 18 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM      10 AM     1 PM      4 PM
SKY (%).........10        16        25        24
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............35        42        52        54
RH..............82        71        60        56
20 FT WIND......S 8G10    S 8G10    SW 4G5    NW 7G10

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FORECASTER...HOPKINS
REQUESTED BY...MARK HALE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20121012.VIKIN.02/FGF