FNUS73 KFGF 021414
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR STAFFANSON PRAIRIE...NATURE CONSERVANCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
914 AM CDT MON MAY 2 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1600 CDT ON MAY 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
EXPECT A SUNNY AFTERNOON WITH A HIGH IN THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 50S.
ANTICIPATE LIGHTER WINDS BY MID AFTERNOON AS YOUR IGNITION TIME
APPROACHES...AFTER THE MORNING BREEZE. HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED
SOUTHWEST OF HERE SHOULD FAVOR A MORE NORTHWEST WIND OVER WEST
CENTRAL MINNESOTA. DRY RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DEVELOP...IN PART
DUE TO THE ANTICIPATION OF DRIER AIR ALOFT MIXING DOWN TO THE
SURFACE. FORECASTED A MINIMUM RH A BIT BELOW 30 PERCENT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY BECOMING SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....49-54.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20
                    MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2900-4500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7000-7500 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 23 TO 32 MPH DECREASING TO 20 TO 22 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........30  28  26  25
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............50  51  51  51
RH..............34  33  34  35
20 FT WIND DIR..NW  NW  NW  NW
20 FT WIND SPD..10  9   8   6
20 FT WIND GUST.15  15  15  10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....26-31.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTH UP TO 5
                    MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........24     21     20     18     16     14
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............50     45     39     35     31     29
RH..............36     44     55     64     70     78
20 FT WIND......NW 5   W 4    SW 3   S 3    S 3    S 4
20 FT WIND GUST.10     5      5      5      5      5

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-63.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM      10 AM     1 PM      4 PM
SKY (%).........13        11        15        30
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
TEMP............28        41        54        60
RH..............85        52        30        23
20 FT WIND......S 5G10    S 5G10    S 5G10    S 5G10

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FORECASTER...WJB
REQUESTED BY...MATT MECKLENBURG
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110502.STAFF.01/FGF