FNUS73 KFGF 161238
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR SLINGER...US FISH AND WILDLIFE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
738 AM CDT SAT MAY 16 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 CDT ON MAY 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
EXPECT SUNNY SKIES THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY. NEAR FREEZING
TEMPERATURES TO START THE DAY WILL BE ABLE TO RISE INTO THE 50S BY
MID-AFTERNOON. A DRY AIRMASS IS IN PLACE ACROSS THE REGION...AND
MINIMUM HUMIDITIES WILL BE NEAR 30 PERCENT. WINDS WILL BE
NORTHWEST THROUGH THE DAY. WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH MID-
AFTERNOON...THEN SLOWLY DECREASING INTO THE EVENING HOURS. AT
IGNITION TIME...SUSTAINED SPEEDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL
GUSTS TO 25 MPH IS THE MOST PROBABLE SCENARIO. THESE SPEEDS WILL
GRADUALLY DECREASE AFTER IGNITION TIME.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25
                    MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5700-6500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
                    AROUND 20 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........26  27  25  25  24  24
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............49  50  51  52  52  52
RH..............34  33  32  32  32  33
20 FT WIND DIR..NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW
20 FT WIND SPD..18  18  17  16  15  14
20 FT WIND GUST.25  25  25  25  20  15

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....31-36.
MAX HUMIDITY........73-78 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4200-6100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-2200 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 9 TO 18 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........31     22     21     31     28     36
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............51     47     42     38     36     34
RH..............34     42     50     62     67     72
20 FT WIND......W 10   W 8    SW 6   S 5    S 6    S 7
20 FT WIND GUST.15     10     10            10     10

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-67.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500-6200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 13 TO 22 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 23
                    TO 25 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...TG
REQUESTED BY...STEVE SCHUMACHER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090516.SLING.01/FGF