FNUS73 KFGF 041440
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR TWIN VALLEY WMA...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
940 AM CDT SAT MAY 4 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MAY 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
DIFFICULT FORECAST TODAY FOR YOUR BURN SITE. CLOUDS FOR MUCH IF
NOT ALL OF THE DAY WITH NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS AT ABOUT 10 MPH.
MIN RHS WILL DROP INTO THE 40S AS MAX TEMPS UNDER THE CLOUDS TRY
TO GET INTO THE LOW 50S. MIN RH COULD BE HIGHER IF TEMPS DO NOT
RISE AS MUCH AS EXPECTED WITH NORTHEAST WINDS AND CLOUDS. AS FOR RAIN
ACTIVITY...INDICATIONS ARE THAT YOU WILL REMAIN DRY THIS AFTERNOON...
HOWEVER JUST EAST OF YOUR LOCATION THERE IS A BAND OF RAIN AND SNOW.
THIS BAND WILL WEAKEN THIS MORNING AND TRY TO REDEVELOP THIS
AFTERNOON. THOUGH ITS APPEARS THAT REDEVELOPMENT WILL BE SOUTH AND
EAST OF YOU AND THEN MOVE INTO YOUR AREA AFTER 2 TO 3 PM. CONFIDENCE ON
THE PLACEMENT OF AFTERNOON PRECIP IS FAIR TO LOW.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....49-54.
MIN HUMIDITY........47-52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2800-3900 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 13 TO 17 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........96  96  97  97  97  97  97  97
WEATHER COV.....                SCH CHC CHC LKY
WEATHER TYPE....                RN  RN  RN  RN
TSTM COV........
TEMP............43  45  47  48  49  50  51  51
RH..............64  58  56  55  54  53  52  53
20 FT WIND DIR..N   N   N   N   N   N   NE  NE
20 FT WIND SPD..10  10  10  10  9   8   8   8
20 FT WIND GUST.15  15  15  15  15  10  10  10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF
                    RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-41.
MAX HUMIDITY........86-91 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500-3600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 3 TO 12 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........96     97     96     94     94     94
WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RAIN   RAIN   RAIN   RAIN   RAIN   RAIN
TSTM COV........
TEMP............50     46     42     41     39     38
RH..............56     66     76     86     88     90
20 FT WIND......NE 7   NE 5   NE 3   NE 3   NE 3   NE 3
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     5      5      5      5

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FORECASTER...KAISER
REQUESTED BY...JASON EKSTEIN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130504.TWINV.01/FGF