000 FNUS53 KFGF 081336 FWFFGF FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR E ND...NW AND WC MN NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 730 AM CST SUN NOV 8 2009 ...OBSERVED HAINES INDEX AT INTERNATIONAL FALLS WAS 6 (HIGH)... .DISCUSSION... AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL SPREAD CLOUDS ACROSS THE REGION TODAY...THICKEST IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA WHERE SOME SPRINKLES ARE POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL BE FROM THE SOUTH TODAY AND MUCH LIGHTER THAN ON SATURDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL A BIT COOLER TOO. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN MONDAY AND TUESDAY GIVING SUNSHINE AND TEMPERATURES SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL. THE NEXT CHANCE FOR MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION WILL COME THURSDAY OR FRIDAY. MNZ001-002-004>009-013>017-022-023-082230- WEST POLK-NORMAN-KITTSON-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-WEST MARSHALL- EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK- NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...HALLOCK...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN... RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON... BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA 730 AM CST SUN NOV 8 2009 .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SPRINKLES IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-55. 24 HR TREND......LITTLE CHANGE. MIN HUMIDITY........47-52 PERCENT. 24 HR TREND......18 PERCENT HIGHER. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. LAL.................1. PRECIPITATION.......TRACE. HOURS OF SUNSHINE...4. HAINES INDEX........6 (HIGH). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (AROUND 2500 KNOT-FT) BECOMING FAIR (AROUND 19400 KNOT-FT) BY AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 1400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-37. 24 HR TREND......LITTLE CHANGE. MAX HUMIDITY........81-86 PERCENT. 24 HR TREND......18 PERCENT LOWER. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH. LAL.................1. PRECIPITATION.......NONE. .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....47-52. 24 HR TREND......LITTLE CHANGE. MIN HUMIDITY........38-43 PERCENT. 24 HR TREND......12 PERCENT LOWER. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. LAL.................1. PRECIPITATION.......NONE. HOURS OF SUNSHINE...7. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (AROUND 55900 KNOT-FT). MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 3400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 15 MPH. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...... .MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .TUESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH. .VETERANS DAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .FRIDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 40. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$ MNZ003-024-027>032-040-082230- CLAY-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL- EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOORHEAD...PARK RAPIDS... DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS... NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA...ELBOW LAKE 730 AM CST SUN NOV 8 2009 .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SPRINKLES. MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-55. 24 HR TREND......LITTLE CHANGE. MIN HUMIDITY........53-58 PERCENT. 24 HR TREND......26 PERCENT HIGHER. 20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. LAL.................1. PRECIPITATION.......NONE. HOURS OF SUNSHINE...3. HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (AROUND 2900 KNOT-FT) BECOMING FAIR (AROUND 19400 KNOT-FT) BY AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 2300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....31-36. 24 HR TREND......LITTLE CHANGE. MAX HUMIDITY........92-97 PERCENT. 24 HR TREND......6 PERCENT LOWER. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. LAL.................1. PRECIPITATION.......NONE. .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-53. 24 HR TREND......LITTLE CHANGE. MIN HUMIDITY........34-39 PERCENT. 24 HR TREND......20 PERCENT LOWER. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. LAL.................1. PRECIPITATION.......NONE. HOURS OF SUNSHINE...8. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (AROUND 50000 KNOT-FT). MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 3400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 15 MPH. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...... .MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .TUESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH. .VETERANS DAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .FRIDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH. .FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH. .SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$ DTR