FNUS73 KFGF 141849
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR ASHMORE...USFWS-DETROIT LAKES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
149 PM 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...
ALTHOUGH...IT STILL LOOKS LIKE CLOUDS WILL THIN A BIT THIS
AFTERNOON...HUMIDITIES WILL STOP SHORT OF PREVIOUS FORECAST.
SO THIS UPDATE REFLECTS A INCREASE OF ABOUT 10 PERCENT IN
HUMIDITY MINIMA.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....49-54.
MIN HUMIDITY........53-58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
                    BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST UP TO
                    5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3600-3900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 8 TO 9 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........60  48  41  40  43
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............43  48  49  50  51
RH..............76  69  62  58  59
20 FT WIND DIR..W   SW  SW  S   SE
20 FT WIND SPD..5   5   4   4   5
20 FT WIND GUST.10      5   5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-44.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-2800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-700 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 9 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 13 TO 20
                    MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........48     53     58     63     70     77
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............51     49     46     44     42     41
RH..............60     63     66     68     73     80
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 THROUGH
                    THE DAY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-61.
MIN HUMIDITY........46-51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 14 TO 19 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 30 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4700-5700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 14 TO 23 MPH INCREASING TO NORTHWEST
                    AROUND 37 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM      10 AM     1 PM      4 PM
SKY (%).........82        83        80        74
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE    CHANCE    CHANCE    CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR    RNSHWR    RNSHWR    RNSHWR
TEMP............41        49        55        58
RH..............85        68        51        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