FNUS73 KFGF 021403
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR WINGER...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
903 AM CDT SAT MAY 2 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON MAY 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
EXPECT A DAY SIMILAR TO YESTERDAY WITH GOOD SUN THIS MORNING LEADING TO
GOOD MIXING AND LOWERING RHS QUICKLY. WINDS WILL BE WESTERLY AT IGNITION
TIME AND TURN TO WNW BY LATE AFTERNOON. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL
BE DOWN NEAR 30 PERCENT BY LATE AFTERNOON WHEN SPOTTY SHOWERS WILL AGAIN
DEVELOP. WINDS COULD BE MORE GUSTY AND STRONGER NEAR THE SHOWERS. SMOKE
DISPERSION WILL BE EXCELLENT THIS AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9100-10200 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 9 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 29 TO 31 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........69  75  76  76  76  75  73
WEATHER COV.....    SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....    RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW
TEMP............50  53  55  56  57  57  57
RH..............44  37  36  33  31  33  37
20 FT WIND DIR..W   W   W   W   W   W   W
20 FT WIND SPD..14  14  15  15  15  14  12
20 FT WIND GUST.25  25  25  25  25  25  20

.TONIGHT...

MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-37.
MAX HUMIDITY........78-83 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
TEMP............56     51     45     41     37     35
RH..............39     48     60     69     73     79
20 FT WIND......W 10   W 6    W 5    W 5    W 5    W 5
20 FT WIND GUST.15     10     10     10     10     10

.SUNDAY...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-63.
MIN HUMIDITY........31-36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM      10 AM     1 PM      4 PM
TEMP............34        45        55        60
RH..............83        55        43        36
20 FT WIND......W 5G10    W 6G10    W 9G15    W 9G15

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FORECASTER...KAISER
REQUESTED BY...PATRICK WAGNER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090502.WINGE.01/FGF