FNUS73 KFGF 211606
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR OSCAR...USFWS FERGUS FALLS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
1106 AM CDT TUE APR 21 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION UPDATES...

TOOK A LOOK AT THE FORECAST ISSUED BY THE PREVIOUS FORECASTER.
HUMIDITY DOES NOT LOOK LIKE IT WILL GET AS DRY AS PREVIOUSLY
THOUGHT THIS AFTERNOON. NEW RH VALUES FOR TODAY THROUGH
TONIGHT ARE BELOW.


.PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...

EXPECT NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA
TODAY...WITH ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS EXPECTED NORTHEAST OF
FOSSTON. RAIN SHOWERS SHOULD BE WELL NORTHEAST OF YOUR AREA.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT...RESULTING
IN GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS ON WEDNESDAY.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2700-4300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7800-8200 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 12 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO 22 TO 25
                    MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........37     43     51     52
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............45     52     56     57
RH..............66     52     43     41
20 FT WIND......NW 12  NW 15  NW 17  NW 17
20 FT WIND GUST.15     20     20     20

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....31-36.
MAX HUMIDITY........76-81 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 23 TO 28 MPH BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 7
                    MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........45     42     40     38     38     41
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............56     50     44     40     37     35
RH..............44     53     66     75     77     79
20 FT WIND......NW 16  N 14   N 10   N 8    N 7    N 5
20 FT WIND GUST.20     15     15     10     10

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-67.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4400-6000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 3 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 13 TO 21
                    MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........43     44     45     45     45     44
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............33     40     50     58     63     64
RH..............81     58     42     33     29     30
20 FT WIND......N 3    NE 5   SE 7   S 9    S 12   S 14
20 FT WIND GUST.5             10     15     15     20

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FORECASTER...GROCHOCINSKI
REQUESTED BY...TROY BOSCHEE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090421.OSCAR.01/FGF