FNUS73 KFGF 081513
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR MENTOR PRAIRIE...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
1013 AM CDT THU AUG 8 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON AUGUST 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

OVERALL...CLOUDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY. A FEW ISOLATED
SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE LATE MORNING INTO THE EARLY
AFTERNOON...ALTHOUGH ANY RAINFALL WILL REMAIN BRIEF. VERY LIGHT
AND VARIABLE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY TRANSITION TO THE NORTHWEST AT
SPEEDS OF AROUND 10 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON...WITH SOME GUSTS
AROUND 15 MPH. RH IS EXPECTED TO FALL TO AROUND 40 TO 45 PERCENT
THIS AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS POSSIBLE
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6300-8000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 2 TO 3 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
                    5 TO 14 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.

TIME (CDT)      11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........66  64  60  56  52  47  42  38
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............64  65  67  68  69  70  70  69
RH..............56  55  52  50  48  46  45  46
20 FT WIND DIR..N   NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW
20 FT WIND SPD..5   5   6   7   7   8   8   8
20 FT WIND GUST.10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-51.
MAX HUMIDITY........81-86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3700-5400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 3 TO
                    8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........33     25     20     17     18     22
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............67     61     55     52     50     48
RH..............49     58     70     77     81     86
20 FT WIND......NW 8   NW 6   NW 4   NW 2   NW 2   NW 3
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     5      5      5      5

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FORECASTER...MAKOWSKI
REQUESTED BY...JASON EKSTEIN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130808.MENTO.01/FGF