FNUS73 KFGF 281146
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR NATIVE PRAIRIE...U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
646 AM CDT THU MAY 28 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 CDT ON MAY 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

EXPECT SUNNY SKIES AND LIGHT NORTHERLY WINDS AS HIGH PRESSURE
PUSHES INTO EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA IN THE WAKE OF THE PASSING
COLD FRONT. TEMPERATURES SHOULD REACH THE LOW 70S WITH
RELATIVE HUMIDITY DROPPING TO NEAR 35 OR 40 PERCENT. GOOD
MIXING WILL MAKE UP FOR THE LIGHT WIND FLOW TO PROVIDE GOOD
SMOKE DISPERSION.

THERE IS A CHANCE OF SHOWERS VERY LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
THE EVENING AND INTO TONIGHT. FRIDAY LOOKS SUNNY WITH LIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS...HIGHS IN THE LOW 70S...AND DRY RH NEAR 35
PERCENT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........38-43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7900-8200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 9 TO 13 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........44  48  52  55  58  61
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............68  69  70  71  71  71
RH..............46  45  44  43  44  45
20 FT WIND DIR..N   N   N   N   N   N
20 FT WIND SPD..9   9   9   9   9   9
20 FT WIND GUST.15  15  15  15  15  15

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-47.
MAX HUMIDITY........74-79 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 8 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 5 TO
                    8 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........62     60     56     52     52     54
WEATHER COV.....S CHC  S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............70     65     57     52     49     46
RH..............46     54     64     71     74     77
20 FT WIND......N 9    NE 6   E 4    S 4    SW 5   SW 6
20 FT WIND GUST.15     10     5      5      10     10

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FORECASTER...GROCHOCINSKI
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS ROED
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090528.NATIV.01/FGF