FNUS73 KFGF 191333
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR ESPELIE SEC  8...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
833 AM CDT THU MAY 19 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A MIX OF MID AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY...WITH
EAST-SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED
TO BE SIMILAR TO THOSE ON WEDNESDAY...BUT RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES
ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE AS LOW AS PREVIOUS DAYS GIVEN INCREASING
AMOUNTS OF LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES
WILL BE ABOUT 10 PERCENT HIGHER THAN THE PAST TWO DAYS.

TONIGHT WILL BE MILD WITH A CONTINUED INCREASE IN LOW-LEVEL
MOISTURE. RAIN SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED ON FRIDAY...WITH ACCUMULATIONS
AROUND ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE ON
SATURDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........65 AT IGNITION...MAX 74.
RH..................48 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 8 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    EAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7500-8200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 7 TO 14 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........65  67  68  68  66  64  61  57  55
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............62  65  67  69  71  72  73  74  74
RH..............54  48  47  44  41  41  41  40  40
20 FT WIND DIR..E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E
20 FT WIND SPD..6   7   7   8   8   8   8   8   7
20 FT WIND GUST.10  10  15  15  15  15  15  15  15

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........53     56     61     64     58     50
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM      10 AM     1 PM      4 PM
SKY (%).........47        60        77        83
WEATHER COV.....S CHC     S CHC     CHANCE    CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RAIN      RAIN      RAIN      RAIN

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FORECASTER...HAMMER
REQUESTED BY...ERIC NELSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110519.ESPEL.01/FGF