FNUS73 KFGF 041206
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR GOOSE RIVER...U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
706 AM CDT THU JUN 4 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON JUNE 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA TODAY...
TURNING THE WINDS FROM SW TO NW AND BRINGING A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS FOR THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. AT THIS TIME..THE
BEST ESTIMATE OF FRONTAL PASSAGE AND THE WINDS SWITCHING TO THE
NW  WOULD BE FROM 4 TO 6 PM THIS AFTERNOON.

LOOK FOR HIGH TEMPERATURES TODAY AROUND 75...WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES FROM 25 TO 30 PERCENT AND SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS NEAR
20 MPH...WHICH IS APPROACHING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH...SLOWLY TURNING
                    TO THE WEST AND THEN SWITCHING NORTHWEST LATE
                    THIS AFTERNOON AS THE COLD FRONT PASSES.
                    GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8500-10100 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 23 TO 28 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........42  43  45  47  50  56  62  69  75  80
WEATHER COV.....                ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO
WEATHER TYPE....                RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW
TEMP............59  63  66  69  71  73  74  75  75  75
RH..............53  46  41  36  34  31  30  28  28  28
20 FT WIND DIR..W   W   W   W   W   W   W   NW  NW  NW
20 FT WIND SPD..14  14  14  15  15  15  15  15  16  15
20 FT WIND GUST.25  20  20  20  20  20  20  20  25  20

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-42.
MAX HUMIDITY........89-94 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8700-10400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1700 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 17 TO 26 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........83     79     71     62     60     58
WEATHER COV.....S CHC  S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............73     66     55     49     44     40
RH..............30     41     64     80     90     94
20 FT WIND......NW 15  NW 14  NW 12  NW 10  NW 10  NW 10
20 FT WIND GUST.20     20     20     15     15     15

$$
FORECASTER...NG
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS ROED
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090604.GOOSE.01/FGF