FNUS73 KFGF 051221
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR THOMPSON...U.S FISH AND WILDLIFE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
721 AM CDT FRI JUN 5 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON JUNE 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A STRONG COLD FRONT PASSED THROUGH THE REGION OVERNIGHT. MUCH COOLER
AIR BEHIND THE FRONT WILL KEEP DAYTIME HIGHS 15 TO 20 DEGREES BELOW
THURSDAY MAXIMIMS. GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE ALL DAY...WITH A
FAIRLY STEADY NORTH DIRECTION.

RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE A BIT HIGHER TODAY DUE TO THE COLDER
AIRMASS. MIXING WILL STILL BE GOOD TO EXCELLENT BY LATER IN THE
MORNING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-59.
MIN HUMIDITY........33-38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH
                    UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2800-4500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5100-7000 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 17 TO 26 MPH DECREASING TO 14 TO 16 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........59  60  60  61  62  62  62  62  62  61
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............47  49  51  52  54  55  55  56  56  56
RH..............64  56  51  48  43  42  42  40  39  38
20 FT WIND DIR..N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N
20 FT WIND SPD..15  14  14  14  11  11  10  10  10  9
20 FT WIND GUST.25  20  25  20  20  20  15  15  15  15

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-41.
MAX HUMIDITY........77-82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........60     56     50     44     55     65
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............55     52     46     43     41     39
RH..............38     41     60     65     70     78
20 FT WIND......N 9    NE 7   NE 6   NE 5   E 6    E 7
20 FT WIND GUST.15     10     10     10     10     10

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-57.
MIN HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM      10 AM     1 PM      4 PM
SKY (%).........72        75        76        82
WEATHER COV.....S CHC     S CHC     CHANCE    CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR    RNSHWR    RNSHWR    RNSHWR
TEMP............39        46        51        54
RH..............80        65        54        52
20 FT WIND......E 9G15    E 11G15   E 14G20   E 12G20

$$
FORECASTER...EWENS
REQUESTED BY...JEFF DION
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090605.THOMP.02/FGF