FNUS73 KFGF 181240
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR AGASSIZ...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
740 AM CDT WED MAY 18 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MAY 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
TODAY WILL SEE A BIT LESS WIND AND A BIT HIGHER RELATIVE HUMIDITY
THAN WHAT OCCURRED ON TUESDAY. IT WILL STILL BE SUNNY...A FEW HIGH CLOUDS
ARE LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON. THE HIGH TO OUR EAST WEAKENS A BIT
TODAY...AND THUS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN IT AND THE WEATHER
SYSTEM TO OUR WEST WILL BE LESS. THIS WILL LEAD TO A BIT LESS WIND
WITH AVERAGE WINDS TODAY IN THE 12 TO 18 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS AT TIMES
TO NEAR 20 MPH.  WIND DIRECTION TODAY WILL BE A BIT MORE EAST-SOUTHEAST
AS WELL.

THURSDAY WILL SEE INCREASE IN HIGH LEVEL MOISTURE BUT IT WILL STILL BE
MILD AND WINDS WILL REMAIN SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH.  THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE
FOR RAIN SHOWERS FRIDAY AND ESPECIALLY SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY EVENING WITH
TOTAL RAIN AMOUNTS FROM THE NEXT EVENT UP TO 1 INCH POSSIBLE FRIDAY THROUGH
SUNDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 12 TO 18 MPH. GUSTS UP
                    TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL THROUGH 9 AM THEN INCREASING TO
                    5300-6100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 10 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 25
                    MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........1      2      5      11     18
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............53     60     65     68     69
RH..............51     40     33     30     29
20 FT WIND......SE 6   SE 10  SE 14  SE 14  SE 12
20 FT WIND GUST.10     15     20     20     20

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-52.
MAX HUMIDITY........78-83 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3800-5600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 12 TO 21 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........25     32     38     45     51     57
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............68     64     59     55     52     50
RH..............27     35     45     55     65     75
20 FT WIND......SE 11  E 7    E 5    E 5    E 5    E 5
20 FT WIND GUST.20     15     10     10     10     10

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FORECASTER...RIDDLE
REQUESTED BY...TROY BOSCHEE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110518.AGASS.01/FGF