FNUS73 KFGF 061151
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR THORSON PRAIRIE...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
651 AM CDT MON MAY 6 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 CDT ON MAY 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SOME PATCHY FOG AS WELL AS LOW CLOUD COVER WILL GIVE WAY TO MOSTLY
SUNNY SKIES. WARMER TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 60S TO NEAR
70...COMBINED WITH A RELATIVELY DRY AIR MASS WILL ALLOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY TO FALL INTO THE 30 TO 35 PERCENT RANGE THIS AFTERNOON.
HIGH PRESSURE IN PLACE WILL RESULT IN LIGHT WINDS THROUGH THE DAY.
WITH THE LIGHT FLOW...WINDS MAY BE NEARLY CALM OR VARIABLE AT TIMES.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST UP TO 5 MPH LATE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4600-6200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 3 TO 9 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........54  46  40  37  35  34  29  25  21  21  22
WEATHER COV.....PTY
WEATHER TYPE....FOG
TSTM COV........
TEMP............46  49  54  58  61  63  65  67  68  68  68
RH..............79  71  61  55  52  49  47  43  41  39  37
20 FT WIND DIR..S   SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW
20 FT WIND SPD..4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   5
20 FT WIND GUST.5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-48.
MAX HUMIDITY........87-92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3600-5300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........22     17     17     22     19     19
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............67     62     57     53     50     46
RH..............37     44     54     66     80     89
20 FT WIND......S 5    S 4    S 4    S 4    S 4    S 4
20 FT WIND GUST.10     5      5      5      5      5

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FORECASTER...MAKOWSKI
REQUESTED BY...JASON EKSTEIN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130506.THORS.01/FGF