FNUS73 KFGF 141426
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR ASHMORE...USFWS-DETROIT LAKES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
926 AM CDT THU MAY 14 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON MAY 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
PETER:

THE FORMATTER TENDS TO AVERAGE LARGE SCALE WIND REGIMES...SO
WE USE A ONE HOUR BREAKOUT FOR FIRST PERIOD FORECASTS TO BETTER
DEFINE WIND SHIFTS AND OTHER PARAMETERS. YOU ARE CORRECT, THE
TABLE WILL PROVIDE MORE SPECIFIC INFO. AS TIME PERMITS WE CAN
SOMETIMES EDIT THE TEXT FORECAST...AND CONTINUE OUR EFFORTS IN
IMPROVING THE TEXT FORMATTERS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-57.
MIN HUMIDITY........41-46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........REFER TO TABULAR FORECAST.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2800-3900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 14 TO 23 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 8
                    TO 12 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.

TIME (CDT)      12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........60  45  43  42  41  41  42
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............48  50  52  53  54  54  54
RH..............53  50  47  45  42  43  45
20 FT WIND DIR..NW  W   W   SW  SW  S   SE
20 FT WIND SPD..7   7   6   6   5   5   5
20 FT WIND GUST.10  10  10  10  10  10  10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-48.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1900-3400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 8 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 29 TO 31 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........44     48     55     62     70     77
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............54     52     49     48     46     45
RH..............50     56     64     69     77     83
20 FT WIND......SE 5   SE 6   SE 8   SE 10  SE 11  SE 11
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     15     15     20     20

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-62.
MIN HUMIDITY........47-52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 14 TO 19 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 30 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800-3600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3800-4000 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 20 TO 29 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHWEST 25 TO 32 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM      10 AM     1 PM      4 PM
SKY (%).........82        84        80        73
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE    CHANCE    CHANCE    CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR    RNSHWR    RNSHWR    RNSHWR
TEMP............45        51        57        59
RH..............85        69        57        53
20 FT WIND......S 11G20   SW 11G20  W 11G20   NW 15G25

$$
FORECASTER...WJB
REQUESTED BY...PETER BUTTERI
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090514.ASHMO.01/FGF