FNUS73 KFGF 081418
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR PEMBINA ORCHID...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
918 AM CDT WED MAY 8 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 CDT ON MAY 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS BEHIND A COLD FRONT WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE
THROUGHOUT THE DAY INTO THE 15 TO 20 MPH RANGE BY THE
AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTS UP TO AROUND 25 MPH. UNDER PARTLY CLOUDY
SKIES...SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON
COMPARED WITH YESTERDAY...WITH RH FALLING TO AS LOW AS AROUND 40
PERCENT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-67.
MIN HUMIDITY........41-46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 11 TO 16 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2900-4500 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 10 TO 18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 20
                    TO 21 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........69  69  68  67  67  66  66  64  62
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............58  60  62  63  63  64  64  64  63
RH..............68  69  64  62  59  54  48  51  51
20 FT WIND DIR..N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N
20 FT WIND SPD..9   11  12  13  13  15  15  15  16
20 FT WIND GUST.15  15  20  20  20  20  20  20  25

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FORECASTER...MAKOWSKI
REQUESTED BY...DOUG FRANKE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130508.PEMBI.01/FGF