FNUS73 KFGF 241318
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR SANTWIRE WMA...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
818 AM CDT FRI MAY 24 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CDT ON MAY 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS SHOULD BE LESS THAN 10 MPH AROUND IGNITION TIME
WITH AN INCREASE TO NEAR 15 MPH EARLY AFTERNOON...REMAINING STEADY
FROM THERE ON. LOOKING AT A MAINLY DRY DAY BUT WITH AN INCREASING SHIELD OF
MID LEVEL CLOUDS AS THE AFTERNOON PROGRESSES. RIGHT NOW SHOWER CHANCES LOOK
TO BE AROUND 20 PERCENT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED
                    RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS IF THERE HAPPENS TO BE A THUNDERSTORM LATE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500-5100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 12 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO 23 TO 30 MPH
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........27  28  30  32  34  41  48  57  65  73
WEATHER COV.....                            ISO ISO SCT
WEATHER TYPE....                            TSM TSM RW
TEMP............51  56  60  63  65  66  67  67  67  66
RH..............43  38  35  34  33  33  33  34  39  45
20 FT WIND DIR..SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  S   S   S   SE
20 FT WIND SPD..9   10  11  12  14  14  12  12  11  10
20 FT WIND GUST.15  15  20  20  20  20  20  20  20  15

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-53.
MAX HUMIDITY........85-90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3300-4500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 700-2000 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 26 TO 31 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........80     89     94     97     99     99
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............64     58     54     52     51     50
RH..............53     69     80     87     89     89
20 FT WIND......SE 10  SE 10  SE 10  SE 10  SE 9   SE 9
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     15     15     15     15

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FORECASTER...WJB
REQUESTED BY...JASON EKSTEIN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130524.SANTW.01/FGF