FNUS73 KFGF 141846
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR THORSON WMA...THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
146 PM CDT THU MAY 14 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 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.....48-53.
MIN HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST UP TO 5 MPH LATE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3700-3900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 8 TO 9 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........48  41  40  43
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............47  48  49  50
RH..............68  63  60  61
20 FT WIND DIR..SW  SW  S   SE
20 FT WIND SPD..3   3   4   5
20 FT WIND GUST.5   5   5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-42.
MAX HUMIDITY........85-90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-3100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-700 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 8 TO 14 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........48     53     58     63     69     74
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............50     47     44     42     41     39
RH..............63     67     70     73     78     85
20 FT WIND......SE 6   SE 7   SE 9   SE 10  SE 10  S 10
20 FT WIND GUST.10     15     15     15     20     20

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH
                    THE DAY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-58.
MIN HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 30 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4300-5300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 13 TO 21 MPH INCREASING TO NORTHWEST
                    AROUND 35 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM      10 AM     1 PM      4 PM
SKY (%).........78        83        84        76
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE    CHANCE    CHANCE    CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR    RNSHWR    RNSHWR    RNSHWR
TEMP............39        46        52        55
RH..............90        73        55        57
20 FT WIND......S 10G15   SW 9G15   W 10G15   W 15G25

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FORECASTER...WJB
REQUESTED BY...JASON EKSTEIN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090514.THORS.01/FGF