FNUS73 KFGF 161237
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR REGISTER...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
737 AM CDT WED JUN 16 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CDT ON JUNE 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES EXPECTED TODAY WITH TEMPERATURES REACHING NEAR
80 DEGREES. A WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BEGIN TO ORGANIZE ACROSS THE
NORTHERN ROCKIES AS HIGH PRESSURE DEPARTS THE REGION. THIS WILL
CAUSE WINDS TO BECOME SOUTHEAST AND INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY.
WINDS WILL BE RELATIVELY LIGHT AT IGNITION TIME...BUT SHOULD BE
SOUTHEAST BY THIS TIME.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81.
MIN HUMIDITY........39-44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 3500-4800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 6 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 16 TO 24
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........17  21  26  31  35  39  42  45  49  52
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............65  69  72  75  76  77  77  78  78  77
RH..............58  53  49  45  45  45  47  47  48  52
20 FT WIND DIR..S   SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
20 FT WIND SPD..5   6   7   8   9   11  12  14  14  15
20 FT WIND GUST.10  10  10  15  15  20  20  20  20  20

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
MAX HUMIDITY........87-92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 25 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 18 TO 25 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........55     63     69     74     74     73
WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD
WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM
TEMP............76     71     66     64     63     62
RH..............54     64     77     83     84     86
20 FT WIND......SE 16  SE 14  SE 12  SE 14  SE 14  SE 14
20 FT WIND GUST.25     25     20     20     20     25

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FORECASTER...TG
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS ROED
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100616.REGIS.01/FGF