FNUS73 KFGF 131211
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR HALL...U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
711 AM CDT MON JUL 13 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON JULY 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WEST OF THE MISSOURI RIVER WILL MOVE EAST AND
GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THIS MORNING.  SOME HIGH AND MID LEVEL CLOUDS WILL
SPREAD OVER THE AREA HOWEVER TODAY BUT STILL THIN ENOUGH FOR PARTIAL
SUNSHINE TO BE OBSERVED.  WINDS WILL HOLD STEADY IN THE EAST-SOUTHEAST
DIRECTION THROUGH THE DAY WITH A SLOW INCREASE IN SPEED.  SHOWERS AND A
FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME LIKELY THIS EVENING THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT
AND INTO TUESDAY WITH TOTAL RAINFALL OF AROUND AN INCH LIKELY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........42-47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH
                    THIS AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500-4800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 6 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 17
                    TO 22 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........32  36  39  43  47  51  55  59  63
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............61  64  66  68  70  71  72  72  72
RH..............64  61  59  57  53  51  48  48  47
20 FT WIND DIR..SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
20 FT WIND SPD..6   7   7   8   8   9   9   9   9
20 FT WIND GUST.10  10  10  15  15  15  15  15  15

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-59.
MAX HUMIDITY........91-96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000-4300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1800 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 15 TO 24 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........67     74     80     85     89     91
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............71     68     63     60     58     56
RH..............49     56     70     84     90     96
20 FT WIND......SE 9   SE 9   SE 10  SE 10  SE 10  SE 10
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     15     15     15     15

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FORECASTER...RIDDLE
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS ROED
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090713.HALL_.01/FGF