FNUS73 KFGF 151626
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR TOWNSEND...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
1126 AM CDT SUN MAY 15 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON MAY 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

EXPECT SUNNY AND WARM WEATHER. THE NORTHEAST WINDS WILL BE AROUND
OR JUST BELOW 10 MPH. THE MIXING HEIGHTS WILL BE EXCELLENT...WHICH
WILL ALLOW FOR VERY DRY AIR ALOFT TO BE MIXED TO THE SURFACE...AS
WELL AS THE OCCASIONAL WIND GUST AROUND 15 MPH. THE MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY SHOULD FALL TO AROUND 30 PERCENT. SMOKE
DISPERSION WILL BE EXCELLENT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5400-6300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 13 TO 18 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........6   6   7   7   7   7   7
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............59  60  62  63  64  65  63
RH..............38  37  36  33  32  33  36
20 FT WIND DIR..NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE
20 FT WIND SPD..9   9   9   9   9   8   7
20 FT WIND GUST.15  15  15  15  15  15  10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. PATCHY FROST EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-37.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 12 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........8      7      7      6      5      5
WEATHER COV.....                                   PATCHY
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   FROST
TEMP............60     54     48     42     38     35
RH..............37     48     62     73     77     81
20 FT WIND......NE 6   NE 5   E 4    E 4    SE 2   SE 2
20 FT WIND GUST.10            5      5

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. PATCHY FROST EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-69.
MIN HUMIDITY........29-34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE
                    IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500-6300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM      10 AM     1 PM      4 PM
SKY (%).........5         5         5         3
WEATHER COV.....PATCHY
WEATHER TYPE....FROST     NONE      NONE      NONE
TEMP............38        48        61        65
RH..............85        60        39        35
20 FT WIND......S 3G5     S 4G5     S 5       SE 5G10

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FORECASTER...GROCHOCINSKI
REQUESTED BY...TROY BOSCHEE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110515.TOWNS.01/FGF