FNUS73 KFGF 011423
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR BLUESTEM-FUCHS...THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
923 AM CDT FRI MAY 1 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1330 CDT ON MAY 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

AT THE SURFACE A BROAD AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE ROCKIES AND
LOW PRESSURE OVER ONTARIO WILL PROVIDE A WEAK NORTHWEST FLOW TODAY.
AS THE DAY PROGRESSES AND MIXING INCREASES WINDS ALOFT WILL BEGIN TO
MIX DOWN INCREASING THE SURFACE WIND A BIT AND FIRMING UP THE
DIRECTION. UNTIL LATE MORNING EXPECT FAIRLY LIGHT AND VARIABLE
WINDS.

A NORTHWEST FLOW IN THE UPPER ATMOSPHERE WILL CONTINUE A COOL AND
DAMP WEATHER PATTERN THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. TODAY AN UPPER LEVEL
DISTURBANCE WILL SPREAD ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS ACROSS
THE REGION...ESPECIALLY IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....51-56.
MIN HUMIDITY........37-42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 9200-9800 FT
                    AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
                    DECREASING TO 3500 FT AGL BY EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 9 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 29 MPH
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.

TIME (CDT)      12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........76  77  77  77  77  77  77
WEATHER COV.....    ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO
WEATHER TYPE....    RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW
TEMP............48  50  51  52  53  53  53
RH..............57  52  50  45  42  45  50
20 FT WIND DIR..W   W   W   W   W   NW  NW
20 FT WIND SPD..11  11  11  10  10  9   9
20 FT WIND GUST.15  15  15  15  15  15  15

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....33-38.
MAX HUMIDITY........76-81 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 8 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
                    8 TO 9 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........76     75     73     72     72     72
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............52     48     43     40     38     36
RH..............52     57     63     68     72     77
20 FT WIND......NW 8   NW 7   W 6    W 6    W 6    W 6
20 FT WIND GUST.15     10     10     10     10     10

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FORECASTER...WJB
REQUESTED BY...MATT MECKLENBURG
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090501.BLUES.01/FGF