FNUS73 KFGF 281230
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR HEINOLA...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
730 AM CDT THU APR 28 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A RIDGE OF SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE OVER THE AREA TODAY
RESULTING IN A LIGHT WINDS. OVERALL EXPECT A NORTH-NORTHWEST WIND
THE BALANCE OF THE DAY IN THE 5 TO 10 MPH RANGE....COULD HAVE SOME
BRIEF WIND GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH MIDDAY AND EARLY AFTERNOON. AS
TEMPERATURES WARM INTO THE 60S TODAY LOOK FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
TO DROP TO NEAR 20 PERCENT MID AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHTS WILL BE
PRETTY HIGH AS THE LOWER 5000 FT WILL BE MIXED OUT DUE TO HEATING
BUT WINDS IN THE MIXED LAYER WILL BE UP TO 15 MPH. LOOK FOR A MIX
OF SUN AND HIGH CLOUDS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-61.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4400-5500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 12 TO 16 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........49  46  43  40  36  33  29  25  22
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............45  48  51  53  55  57  57  58  58
RH..............54  42  36  30  27  24  23  22  25
20 FT WIND DIR..N   N   N   N   N   N   NW  NW  NW
20 FT WIND SPD..8   9   10  10  9   9   7   6   5
20 FT WIND GUST.15  15  15  15  15  15  15  10  10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTH 5
                    TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-3300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1100-1300 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 21 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........20     18     19     23     32     42
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............57     52     47     43     40     38
RH..............28     35     45     53     60     69
20 FT WIND......NW 5   W 4    SW 4   S 4    S 4    S 5
20 FT WIND GUST.10     5      5      5      5      10

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-69.
MIN HUMIDITY........34-39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 19 TO 24 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 35 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3400-4800 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 22 TO 31 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 45 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM      10 AM     1 PM      4 PM
SKY (%).........47        46        49        67
WEATHER COV.....                              S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      NONE      NONE      RNSHWR
TEMP............37        49        61        65
RH..............75        66        42        41
20 FT WIND......SE 6G10   S 14G25   S 21G35   SE 20G35

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FORECASTER...SPEICHER
REQUESTED BY...TROY BOSCHEE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110428.HEINO.01/FGF