FNUS73 KFGF 131445
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR BATES...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
945 AM CDT WED APR 13 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 CDT ON APRIL 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
PARTLY CLOUDY THIS MORNING BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY THIS AFTERNOON
WITH NORTHERLY WINDS. GOOD MIXING WILL ALLOW MIN RHS TO DROP INTO
THE LOWER 40S. WINDS MAY OCCASIONALLY GUST TO 20 MPH THIS
AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MIN HUMIDITY........39-44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000-6300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 16 TO 22 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........68  68  64  57  48  36
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............51  51  51  51  51  50
RH..............48  46  44  44  43  43
20 FT WIND DIR..N   N   N   N   N   N
20 FT WIND SPD..10  10  11  11  11  11
20 FT WIND GUST.15  15  15  20  20  15

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....27-32.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3300-4500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 17 TO 24 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........24     24     26     28     28     28
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............48     43     37     33     31     30
RH..............45     53     66     75     78     81
20 FT WIND......N 10   N 9    NE 8   NE 8   E 9    E 10
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     10     15     15     15

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....42-47.
MIN HUMIDITY........44-49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2400-3400 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 1300 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 21 TO 28 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM      10 AM     1 PM      4 PM
SKY (%).........28        29        36        59
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
TEMP............29        35        41        44
RH..............85        69        56        49
20 FT WIND......E 11G15   E 16G25   E 15G25   E 18G30

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FORECASTER...KAISER
REQUESTED BY...TROY BOSCHEE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110413.BATES.01/FGF