FNUS73 KFGF 281744
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR NATIVE PRAIRIE...U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
1244 PM 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...
UPDATE TO FORECAST...SCATTERED SHOWERS COMING IN A BIT EARLIER
THIS AFTERNOON...WITH A LOW CLOUD DECK LIKELY TO PERSIST THROUGH
THE AFTERNOON. AS A RESULT...HUMIDITY WILL REMAIN HIGHER...POSSIBLY
NOT DIPPING BELOW 50 PERCENT.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........43-48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000-8200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 12 TO 13 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........70  71  72  73
WEATHER COV.....ISO ISO ISO ISO
WEATHER TYPE....RW  RW  RW  RW
TEMP............67  68  68  68
RH..............44  43  44  45
20 FT WIND DIR..N   N   N   N
20 FT WIND SPD..14  14  12  10
20 FT WIND GUST.20  20  15  15

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN
                    THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-47.
MAX HUMIDITY........74-79 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH 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 (%).........72     68     61     52     52     54
WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD ISOLTD
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............67     62     55     51     48     46
RH..............46     54     64     71     74     77
20 FT WIND......NE 9   NE 7   E 5    S 4    SW 5   SW 6
20 FT WIND GUST.15     10     10     5      10     10

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