FNUS73 KFGF 271347
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR LEPEIR...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
847 AM CDT WED APR 27 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON APRIL 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
THE MAIN ISSUE TODAY WILL BE WIND SPEEDS. A NEARLY STATIONARY
SURFACE AND UPPER LOW WILL BE FAR NORTHWEST WISCONSIN TODAY.
MOISTURE WILL WRAP BACK WESTWARD BUT IS EXPECTED TO STAY EAST OF
OUR LOCAL AREA. WE WILL SEE CONSIDERABLE HIGH AND MID LEVEL
CLOUDINESS TODAY HOWEVER. CIRCULATION AROUND THE LOW WILL RESULT
IN A NORTH-NORTHEAST WIND TODAY IN THE 360 TO 030 DEGREE RANGE.
WIND SPEEDS WILL BE NEAR 5 KTS TO START THE DAY BUT INCREASE BY
EARLY AFTERNOON TO AROUND 15 KTS WITH GUSTS WITH BRIEF GUSTS UP TO
25 KTS POSSIBLE. DRIER AIR WILL WORK IN SO DESPITE THE CLOUD COVER
TODAY DO LOOK FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES TO DROP INTO THE LOW
30S THIS AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-57.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 11 TO 16 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700-2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500-6500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 15 TO 23 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 35 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........76  76  78  81  83  85  86
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............50  52  53  54  54  53  52
RH..............37  35  31  28  27  27  32
20 FT WIND DIR..N   N   N   N   N   N   N
20 FT WIND SPD..11  12  14  14  14  14  12
20 FT WIND GUST.20  20  25  25  25  25  20

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40.
MAX HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4800-6500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 700-1900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 30 TO 38 MPH BECOMING NORTH 17 TO 26
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........85     79     68     81     53     52
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............51     48     45     42     40     38
RH..............34     42     49     55     59     67
20 FT WIND......N 10   N 8    NE 6   N 5    N 5    N 5
20 FT WIND GUST.15     10     10

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-63.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5300-5800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 14 TO 22 MPH DECREASING TO 10 TO 12 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM      10 AM     1 PM      4 PM
SKY (%).........68        47        50        33
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
TEMP............38        48        56        59
RH..............70        46        35        25
20 FT WIND......N 5       N 6G10    N 6G10    NW 5G10

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FORECASTER...WJB
REQUESTED BY...CORY HENRY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110427.LEPEI.01/FGF