FNUS73 KFGF 161133
FWSFGF

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

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MAY 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
EXPECT SUNNY SKIES THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY. WITH THIS...BELOW
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 OR JUST BELOW 30
PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AT IGNITION TIME (10AM) ARE EXPECTED TO
BECOME WEST BY NOON. ANTICIPATE A NEARLY STEADY DIRECTION FOR THE
REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON. WIND SPEEDS WILL BE IN THE 10 TO 15
MPH RANGE (A BIT LIGHTER TOWARD LATE AFTERNOON).

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-58.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 7300-8500 FT AGL BY LATE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 12 TO 18 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........10     19     27     19     19
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............35     44     51     54     55
RH..............59     41     32     30     31
20 FT WIND......NW 10  W 13   W 13   W 12   W 10
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     15     15     15

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-42.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 14 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 10 TO
                    14 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........25     29     32     34     39     43
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............54     51     46     44     41     40
RH..............34     41     51     60     73     79
20 FT WIND......W 7    SW 7   SW 8   S 9    S 10   S 11
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     10     15     15

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FORECASTER...TG
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS ROED
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090516.WENGE.01/FGF