FNUS73 KFGF 111407
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR STAFFANSON...NATURE CONSERVANCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
907 AM CDT WED MAY 11 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1330 CDT ON MAY 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE REGION TODAY. AS
THE SYSTEM CONTINUES EAST...WEST WINDS THIS MORNING WILL SHIFT TO
THE NORTHWEST BY IGNITION TIME AND THEN TO THE NORTH DURING THE
EVENING. WINDS WILL INCREASE UP TO 15 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS UP TO 20
MPH POSSIBLE. SOME ISOLATED SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE...BUT MOST
LOCATIONS WILL REMAIN DRY TODAY. TEMPERATURES WILL RISE INTO THE
LOWER TO MID 70S BY AFTERNOON...WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES
DROPPING TO THE LOWER 40 PERCENT RANGE. SMOKE DISPERSION WILL
IMPROVE INTO THE GOOD CATEGORY...BUT NOT UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON
AFTER IGNITION TIME.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2300-3400 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 10 TO 16 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........67  69  71  72  72  72  72
WEATHER COV.....ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO
WEATHER TYPE....RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW
TEMP............65  68  69  70  71  72  72
RH..............56  52  50  48  48  46  45
20 FT WIND DIR..W   W   W   NW  NW  NW  N
20 FT WIND SPD..7   5   5   7   9   9   11
20 FT WIND GUST.10  10  10  10  15  15  15

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-52.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1900-3800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 15 TO 22 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........72     75     79     83     87     91
WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............73     68     61     56     53     50
RH..............49     61     65     70     72     77
20 FT WIND......N 12   N 12   N 11   N 14   N 12   N 11
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     15     20     15     15

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-62.
MIN HUMIDITY........51-56 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1900-3600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 17 TO 23 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM      10 AM     1 PM      4 PM
SKY (%).........95        93        90        88
WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD    SCTTRD    CHANCE    CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR    RNSHWR    RNSHWR    RNSHWR
TEMP............49        54        58        60
RH..............80        74        63        58
20 FT WIND......N 12G20   N 14G20   N 14G20   N 11G15

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FORECASTER...JR
REQUESTED BY...MATT MECKLENBURG
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110511.STAFF.01/FGF