FNUS73 KFGF 191251
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR AGASSIZ DUNES...THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
751 AM CDT THU MAY 19 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 CDT ON MAY 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
EXPECT A MIX OF HIGH AND MID LEVEL CLOUDS TODAY...WITH WIND
AVERAGING EAST-SOUTHEAST (MOSTLY 090 TO 110 DEGREES) AROUND 10
MPH. TEMPERATURES STARTING OFF WARMER TODAY WILL MREAN A MORE
RAPID RISE...BUT HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO BE SIMILAR TO
THOSE ON WEDNESDAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL NOT DROP NEARLY
AS LOW AS PAST DAYS DUE TO INCREASING AMOUNTS OF LOW LEVEL
MOISTURE KEEPING DEW POINT TEMPERATURES UP. EXPECT RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES ABOUT 10 PERCENT HIGHER FOR MINIMUMS THAN THE PAST
TWO DAYS.

TONIGHT WILL BE A MILD NIGHT WITH CONTINUED SLOW INCREASE IN LOW LEVEL
MOISTURE.  RAIN SHOWERS WILL MOVE IN FRIDAY GIVING LIGHT AMOUNTS...AROUND
ONE QUARTER INCH.  ADDITIONAL RAIN WILL COME SATURDAY GIVING ONE HALF INCH
TO 1 INCH AMOUNTS.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........33-38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7400-8400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........59  59  59  59  59  59  60  60  59
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............63  67  69  71  73  73  74  74  74
RH..............54  47  42  39  38  38  38  40  40
20 FT WIND DIR..E   E   E   E   E   E   SE  SE  E
20 FT WIND SPD..6   6   7   8   7   6   6   7   8
20 FT WIND GUST.10  10  15  15  15  10  10  10  15

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-57.
MAX HUMIDITY........81-86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 12 TO 16 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........59     57     55     53     52     53
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............72     66     61     58     55     54
RH..............42     52     62     75     83     86
20 FT WIND......E 8    E 6    E 5    SE 7   E 7    E 7
20 FT WIND GUST.15     10     10     10     10     10

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FORECASTER...RIDDLE
REQUESTED BY...MATT MECKLENBURG
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110519.AGASS.01/FGF