FNUS73 KFGF 111133
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR KNEELING MOOSE...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
633 AM CDT MON MAY 11 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

EXPECT A WARMER DAY IN THE UPPER 60S AS SOUTHERLY WINDS INCREASE
AHEAD OF THE DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE IN MONTANA/WYOMING. DOES NOT
LOOK LIKE ANY GUSTS HIGHER THAN 15 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON. THE
SUFFICIENT MIXING OF AIR ALOFT...COMBINED WITH THE WARMER TEMPS
AND SUNSHINE...WARRANTED A FORECASTED MINIMUM RH VALUE NEAR 30
PERCENT. ANTICIPATE EXCELLENT SMOKE DISPERSION.

SHOWERS AND STORMS...MOSTLY SHOWERS...WILL BECOME LIKELY AFTER
MIDNIGHT. THEREFORE...RH RECOVERY OVERNIGHT LOOKS GOOD. RAINFALL
AMOUNTS BY DAWN LOOK TO BE BETWEEN 0.10 TO 0.25 INCHES.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........29-34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 7 TO 12 MPH EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 11800-12900 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 3 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 13
                    TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........34  33  34  36  40  45  51  57  62
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............52  56  59  63  65  66  67  67  67
RH..............64  58  45  38  37  35  34  35  38
20 FT WIND DIR..S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
20 FT WIND SPD..5   6   7   8   9   10  10  11  11
20 FT WIND GUST.    10  10  10  15  15  15  15  15

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-48.
MAX HUMIDITY........86-91 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 13 TO 22 MPH DECREASING TO 9 TO 12
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........66     69     69     69     71     73
WEATHER COV.....                     CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............66     61     55     51     48     46
RH..............39     49     62     72     78     85
20 FT WIND......SW 11  S 10   S 8    SE 6   SE 6   SE 7
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     15     10     10     10

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FORECASTER...GROCHOCINSKI
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS ROED
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090511.KNEEL.01/FGF