FNUS73 KFGF 021418
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR STAFFANSON PRAIRIE...NATURE CONSERVANCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
918 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 NEAR 50 DEGREES. ANTICIPATE
BREEZY CONDITIONS EARLY WITH NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING UP TO 15
MPH. THE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN THROUGH THE COURSE OF THE
AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL TEND TO BACK TO WESTERLY AS SURFACE HIGH
PRESSUE CENTER MOVES TO THE EAST OF YOUR LOCATION.

DRY RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DEVELOP...IN PART DUE TO THE
ANTICIPATION OF DRIER AIR ALOFT MIXING DOWN TO THE SURFACE.
FORECASTED A MINIMUM RH NEAR 35 PERCENT...BUT COULD BE LOWER BY 5
PERCENT IF EVEN DRIER AIR MIXES DOWN.


.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

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