FNUS73 KFGF 131235 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR VIKING FIRE...MNDNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 735 AM CDT SAT OCT 13 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0708 CDT ON OCTOBER 13. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH TODAY BUT NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED AND HARDLY MUCH CLOUD COVER. BUT SOUTH WINDS TO START THIS MORNING WILL TURN SOUTHWEST BY LATE MORNING AND THEN NORTH-NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE A BIT HIGHER THAN ON FRIDAY BUT LOOK FOR DEW POINT TEMPERATURES TO BE HIGHER AS WELL AND THUS RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE HIGHER AS WELL. TONIGHT WILL SEE HIGH PRESSURE BUILD IN AND REMAIN IN THE AREA SUNDAY WITH NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 5 TO 10 MPH. MONDAY WILL BE WARMER WITH SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. LOOKING AHEAD...THERE IS A PRETTY GOOD CHANCE FOR A WIDESPREAD LIGHT RAIN EVENT BEGINNING ON WEDNESDAY AND CONTINUING THROUGH THURSDAY OVER NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA. MODELS SUGGEST HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION IN SOUTHERN MINNESOTA HOWEVER. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-58. MIN HUMIDITY........49-54 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 9 TO 18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 18 TO 21 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........13 16 18 20 20 20 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............35 41 48 53 54 53 RH..............74 70 62 57 55 54 20 FT WIND......S 8 S 8 SW 6 SW 3 NW 7 N 9 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 5 10 15 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....33-38. MAX HUMIDITY........89-94 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 16 TO 24 MPH DECREASING TO 6 TO 13 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........21 28 36 43 46 46 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............48 44 41 39 37 36 RH..............64 73 82 89 92 92 20 FT WIND......N 7 N 6 N 6 N 5 N 5 NW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-57. MIN HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 TO 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1100-2900 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 TO 10 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...RIDDLE REQUESTED BY...MARK HALE TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20121013.VIKIN.01/FGF