FNUS73 KFGF 291120
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR HELIKSEN PRARIRIE...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
620 AM CDT FRI APR 29 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0604 CDT ON APRIL 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
THE MAIN ISSUE TODAY IS WINDS.  LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA TODAY...TO BETWEEN MINOT AND BISMARCK AND THEN SLOW DOWN
AND STRENGTHEN TONIGHT BEFORE MOVING NORTHEAST INTO FAR NORTHWEST
MINNESOTA BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL
INCREASE QUICKLY AFTER SUNRISE AND BLOW AT 15 TO 25 MPH SUSTAINED
WITH GUSTS AT TIMES TO 30 TO 35 MPH MIDDAY INTO THE AFTERNOON.
WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH THIS EVENING...BUT STILL REMAIN UP
UNTIL LATE NIGHT.

LOOK FOR AN INCREASE OF HIGH CLOUDS THIS MORNING AND THEN MID
CLOUDS THIS AFTERNOON. A FEW SHOWERS WILL ENTER THE AREA BUT NOT
UNTIL LATE THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE BEST CHANCE HOLDING OFF UNTIL
AFTER 7 PM. RAINFALL AMOUNTS TONIGHT WILL BE ONE QUARTER TO ONE
HALF INCH.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY BECOMING CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN
                    SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........32-37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 17 TO 22 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 35 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2700-4500 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 9 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTH 35 TO
                    38 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........50     50     51     55     68     83
WEATHER COV.....                     CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............38     49     59     64     65     63
RH..............67     50     39     37     37     43
20 FT WIND......SE 7   S 11   S 15   S 18   SE 20  SE 19
20 FT WIND GUST.15     20     25     30     35     30

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN
                    SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-46.
MAX HUMIDITY........84-89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    30 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 30 TO 40 MPH BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 15 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........95     98     96     91     84     77
WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............59     54     51     48     45     44
RH..............51     66     80     89     89     89
20 FT WIND......SE 17  SE 18  SE 16  SE 12  S 10   S 8
20 FT WIND GUST.30     30     30     20     15     15

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....47-52.
MIN HUMIDITY........53-58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25
                    MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4600-5900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 13 TO 22 MPH INCREASING TO 23 TO 24
                    MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...RIDDLE
REQUESTED BY...STEVE SCHUMACHER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110429.HELIK.01/FGF