FNUS73 KFGF 231245
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST A...USFOREST SERV.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
745 AM CDT FRI APR 23 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT TODAY WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF A
CENTRAL PLAINS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CAUSE SE WINDS TO INCREASE
IN STRENGTH THROUGHOUT THE DAY...WITH GUSTS TO 20 TO 25 MPH BY
THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH CLOUDS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPEDE TEMPS A BIT OVER
YOUR BURN SITE AND COMBINED WITH MARGINAL LOW LEVEL MOISTURE
RETURN MIN RHS WILL BE IN THE MID 20S... MAYBE A BIT HIGHER.
SHOWER ACTIVITY SHOULD STAY JUST SOUTH OF YOUR AREA THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25
                    MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........40  41  43  45  47  49  52  55  59  62
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............48  53  58  62  66  68  70  70  71  71
RH..............58  50  41  35  30  28  26  26  26  27
20 FT WIND DIR..SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  E
20 FT WIND SPD..9   11  12  14  14  14  14  14  14  14
20 FT WIND GUST.15  20  20  20  25  25  25  25  20  20

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........66     76     85     92     93     92
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............70     64     58     54     51     48
RH..............30     40     52     64     73     82

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........46-51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25
                    MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM      10 AM     1 PM      4 PM
SKY (%).........89        88        86        85
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE    CHANCE    CHANCE    CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR    RNSHWR    RNSHWR    RNSHWR
TEMP............47        53        59        62
RH..............85        69        55        51
20 FT WIND......NE 10G15  NE 14G20  NE 15G25  NE 15G25

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FORECASTER...KAISER
REQUESTED BY...OSCAR KNUDTSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100423.WESTA.01/FGF