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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR E ND...NW AND WC MN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
230 PM CST TUE NOV 24 2009

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE NORTHERN PLAINS TODAY...
KEEPING THE AREA DRY WITH SOME SUNSHINE. AN ALBERTA CLIPPER WILL
MOVE THROUGH NORTH DAKOTA AND MINNESOTA TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...
BRINGING THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME MEASURABLE SNOW. AT THIS
TIME...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS LOOK TO BE AROUND ONE INCH BY
THURSDAY MORNING. LOOK FOR MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ON
WEDNESDAY FROM AROUND 60 PERCENT IN NORTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA TO
THE MIDDLE 70 PERCENT RANGE IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA.
THANKSGIVING DAY IS EXPECTED TO BE DRY WITH TEMPERATURES NEAR
NORMAL. THIS IS THE LAST NARRATIVE FORECAST FOR THE 2009 FIRE
WEATHER SEASON.

MNZ001-004>009-013>017-251015-
WEST POLK-KITTSON-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-WEST MARSHALL-
EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-
NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
HALLOCK...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN...RED LAKE...
THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI
230 PM CST TUE NOV 24 2009

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....26-31.
   24 HR TREND......9 DEGREES COOLER.
MAX HUMIDITY........92-97 PERCENT.
   24 HR TREND......LITTLE CHANGE.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
PRECIPITATION.......TRACE TO 0.10 INCH AMOUNTS.

.WEDNESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....32-37.
   24 HR TREND......9 DEGREES COOLER.
MIN HUMIDITY........64-69 PERCENT.
   24 HR TREND......9 PERCENT LOWER.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDY. NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH.
LAL.................1.
PRECIPITATION.......SCATTERED TRACE TO 0.10 INCH AMOUNTS.
HOURS OF SUNSHINE...1.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (AROUND 37900 KNOT-FT).
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 2500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 20 TO 25 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....17-22.
   24 HR TREND......9 DEGREES COOLER.
MAX HUMIDITY........92-97 PERCENT.
   24 HR TREND......LITTLE CHANGE.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25
                    MPH IN THE EVENING.
LAL.................1.
PRECIPITATION.......TRACE TO 0.10 INCH AMOUNTS.

.THANKSGIVING DAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....30-35.
   24 HR TREND......LITTLE CHANGE.
MIN HUMIDITY........52-57 PERCENT.
   24 HR TREND......8 PERCENT LOWER.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
PRECIPITATION.......NONE.
HOURS OF SUNSHINE...5.


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7......
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 19. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS
AROUND 20. NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 30S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 16. NORTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 18. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 15 MPH.