FNUS73 KFGF 181258
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR FWS - CLAY-BECKER...US FISH AND WILDLIFE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
758 AM CDT SAT APR 18 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON APRIL 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
LOW PRESSURE IS MOVING ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS...AND THIS WILL RESULT
IN MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES THROUGH THE ENTIRE DAY TODAY. THERE IS ALSO A
SLIGHT CHANCE FOR RAIN...BUT THIS WILL LIKELY BE VERY ISOLATED...LIGHT
RAIN SHOWERS THAT ARE RATHER SHORT IN DURATION. DUE TO THE CLOUD COVER
AND THE CHANCE FOR RAIN...RH VALUES WILL BE RATHER HIGH TODAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....46-51.
MIN HUMIDITY........51-56 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-3300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3700-4300 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 13 TO 16 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........75     76     80     84
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............44     47     48     48
RH..............68     60     58     56
20 FT WIND......N 13   N 13   N 13   N 12
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     15     15

.TONIGHT...

MIN TEMPERATURE.....33-38.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
TEMP............47     44     41     39     37     36
RH..............58     65     73     79     82     82
20 FT WIND......N 12   N 10   N 8    N 7    N 6    N 6
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     10     10     10     10

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MIN HUMIDITY........43-48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........71     68     65     63     62     62
WEATHER COV.....S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............35     38     44     49     51     52
RH..............85     76     62     54     50     48
20 FT WIND......N 6    N 7    N 8    N 9    N 10   N 10
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     10     15     15

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FORECASTER...SPEICHER
REQUESTED BY...STEVE SCHUMACHER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090418.FWSCL.01/FGF