FNUS73 KFGF 051253
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR RENGSTORF...USFWS FERGUS FALLS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
753 AM CDT TUE MAY 5 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON MAY 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
LOW PRESSURE WEST OF DEVILS LAKE NORTH DAKOTA WILL MOVE NORTHEAST INTO
MANITOBA BY THIS AFTERNOON.  SOUTH WINDS OUT AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM
WILL GRADUALLY TURN SOUTHWEST BY LATE MORNING AND THEN MORE WEST IN
DIRECTION BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON.  WIND SPEEDS WILL AVERAGE 15 TO 20 MPH
WITH A FEW HIGHER GUSTS TO NEAR 25 MPH.   CLOUDS WILL BE AROUND MOST
OF THE DAY...WITH SOME BREAKS OF SUN.  THIS MORNING WILL SEE SCATTERED
SHOWERS BUT RAINFALL WILL BE LIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-66.
MIN HUMIDITY........47-52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH THIS MORNING WILL
                    BECOME SOUTHWEST BY LATE MORNING AND THEN MORE
                    WEST DURING THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5200-6400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 20 TO 28 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........74  73  72  70  69  67  66
WEATHER COV.....SCT
WEATHER TYPE....RW
TEMP............58  60  61  62  63  63  63
RH..............62  58  56  54  52  52  52
20 FT WIND DIR..SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  W   W
20 FT WIND SPD..14  15  15  15  15  12  10
20 FT WIND GUST.22  22  22  22  22  18  15

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-46.
MAX HUMIDITY........84-89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 12 TO 18 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........64     60     56     53     52     53
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............62     58     52     49     46     44
RH..............54     60     71     76     83     89
20 FT WIND......W 9    W 7    SW 5   S 4    SW 3   SW 3
20 FT WIND GUST.15     10     10     5      5      5

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........29-34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9200-9300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 13 TO 22 MPH INCREASING TO 24 TO 26 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM      10 AM     1 PM      4 PM
SKY (%).........54        53        53        58
WEATHER COV.....                    S CHC     S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      NONE      RNSHWR    RNSHWR
TEMP............43        53        63        67
RH..............89        66        46        36
20 FT WIND......SW 4G5    W 7G10    W 11G20   W 14G20

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FORECASTER...RIDDLE
REQUESTED BY...TROY BOSCHEE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090505.RENGS.01/FGF