FNUS73 KFGF 211646
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR RYDELL...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
1146 AM CDT TUE APR 21 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 CDT ON APRIL 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION UPDATES...

TOOK AT THE FORECAST ISSUED BY THE PREVIOUS FORECASTER AND UPDATED
THE FORECASTED RH VALUES THROUGH TONIGHT...WHICH ARE BELOW. NO
SIGNIFICANT CHANGES...BUT WANTED TO PROVIDE THE LATEST FORECAST.

.PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...

ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE EAST OF FOSSTON TODAY. EXPECT
NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS...AND INCREASING
CLOUD COVER THROUGHOUT THE DAY. VERY LITTLE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED
WITH THE SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS THE AREA TODAY.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-59.
MIN HUMIDITY........33-38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000-7600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 18 TO 26 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 28
                    MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........39     48     50
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............51     55     56
RH..............43     39     40
20 FT WIND......NW 17  NW 18  NW 18
20 FT WIND GUST.25     25     25

.TONIGHT...

MIN TEMPERATURE.....29-34.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    25 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
TEMP............55     48     42     38     35     33
RH..............44     54     67     76     79     82
20 FT WIND......NW 17  N 15   N 12   N 7    N 3    N 2
20 FT WIND GUST.25     20     15     10     5

.WEDNESDAY...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-63.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
TEMP............31     37     47     54     59     60
RH..............85     62     45     36     32     32
20 FT WIND......N 2    NE 5   SE 8   S 12   S 14   S 15
20 FT WIND GUST.5             15     15     20     20

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FORECASTER...GROCHOCINSKI
REQUESTED BY...PATRICK WAGNER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090421.RYDEL.02/FGF