FNUS73 KFGF 140022
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR VIKING FIRE...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
722 PM CDT SAT OCT 13 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1908 CDT ON OCTOBER 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS MOVING ACROSS BELTRAMI AND CLEARWATER
COUNTIES AND CONTINUING EAST. WINDS BEHIND THE TROUGH ARE NORTH TO
NORTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH. WITH SUNSET...AN INVERSION WILL SET UP
AND SMOKE DISPERSAL WILL BE POOR. WINDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT AS
CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES TO PUSH SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE
AREA. OTHERWISE...MAXIMUM HUMIDITIES ARE FORECAST FROM AROUND 85
TO 90 PERCENT OVERNIGHT...THEN HOVER AROUND 45 TO 50 PERCENT IN
THE AFTERNOON SUNDAY...WITH ISOLATED POCKETS OF LOWER VALUES.

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


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....31-36.
MAX HUMIDITY........87-92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 17 TO 23 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 12 MPH
                    LATE IN THE EVENING.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........1      6      15     26     32     34
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............50     45     39     37     36     34
RH..............62     70     83     85     84     88
20 FT WIND......N 6    N 6    N 6    N 5    N 5    N 4
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10                   5

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....51-56.
MIN HUMIDITY........51-56 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING
                    LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2400-3500 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 1300 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 3 TO 12 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM      10 AM     1 PM      4 PM
SKY (%).........35        36        37        28
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............33        40        50        53
RH..............92        78        61        56
20 FT WIND......N 3G5     NW 4G5    NW 7G10   W 7G10

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FORECASTER...HOPKINS
REQUESTED BY...MARK HALE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20121013.VIKIN.02/FGF