FNUS73 KFGF 261402
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR MELVIN SLOUGH...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
902 AM CDT TUE APR 26 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON APRIL 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
KEEPING THE FORECAST DRY TODAY UNDER CLOUDY SKIES AS LOW PRESSURE
OVER IOWA MOVES NORTH INTO WISCONSIN WITH AN ASSOCIATED RAIN SHIELD
AS CLOSE AS WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. SO A SPRINKLE OR TWO IS
POSSIBLE ALTHOUGH NOT INDICATED IN THE FORECAST. HUMIDITY MINIMA
WILL BE THUS INHIBITED AND SHOULDN'T GET MUCH BELOW 50 PERCENT.
MAIN WIND REGIME STILL OUT OF THE NORTHEAST...LOOK FOR ABOUT 10
MPH RIGHT AROUND IGNITION TIME.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-58.
MIN HUMIDITY........51-56 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5400-5900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 8 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO NORTHEAST 20 TO
                    28 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........77     77     78     82
WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............51     55     55     54
RH..............70     65     60     56
20 FT WIND......E 6    NE 8   NE 9   NE 8
20 FT WIND GUST.10     15     15     15

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-44.
MAX HUMIDITY........82-87 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3900-5200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1100-1200 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 23 TO 29 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........84     81     75     69     67     66
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............54     51     47     45     43     42
RH..............59     63     68     73     78     83
20 FT WIND......NE 7   N 7    N 7    N 6    N 7    N 8
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     15     10     15     15

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60.
MIN HUMIDITY........39-44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-2800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4400-5900 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 25 TO 33 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 36
                    TO 38 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM      10 AM     1 PM      4 PM
SKY (%).........64        55        47        44
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
TEMP............41        47        54        57
RH..............87        75        61        46
20 FT WIND......N 8G15    N 11G20   N 14G25   N 15G25

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FORECASTER...WJB
REQUESTED BY...LINDY MCNEILUS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG
20110426.MELVI.01/FGF