FNUS73 KFGF 191045
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR MU  1...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
545 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...
LOOK FOR MUCH MORE CLOUDINESS TODAY THAN ON WEDNESDAY AS HIGH AND
MID LEVEL MOISTURE MOVE NORTHEAST OVER THE AREA OUT OF SOUTH DAKOTA.
NO RAIN WILL OCCUR TODAY OR THIS EVENING WITH A GOOD CHANCE OF
SHOWERS ARRIVING AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING WITH
UP TO ONE THIRD OF AN INCH OF RAIN IN THAT PERIOD. ADDITIONAL
HEAVIER RAIN LIKELY FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY WITH AN INCH OR SO
EXPECTED IN THAT PERIOD.

GETTING BACK TO TODAY...WITH THE INCREASE IN CLOUD COVER WILL COME HIGHER
MINIMUM HUMIDITIES THAN WE HAVE SEEN LATELY WITH LOWEST VALUES IN
THE LOWER TO MID 40 PERCENT RANGE. AFTER VERY LIGHT WINDS EARLY ON
TODAY...THEY WILL BECOME EASTERLY AT 8 TO 13 MPH AT MIDDAY AND 12
TO 18 MPH MID TO LATE AFTERNOON.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........42-47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5100-6600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 6 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO 16 TO 22 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........70     71     69     64     59
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............60     66     70     71     70
RH..............67     56     49     47     51
20 FT WIND......E 7    E 10   E 11   E 12   E 12
20 FT WIND GUST.10     15     20     20     20

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE EVENING...THEN RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-58.
MAX HUMIDITY........88-93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3200-4700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 16 TO 23 MPH INCREASING TO 24 TO 29 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........57     57     59     64     73     84
WEATHER COV.....S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RAIN   RAIN   RAIN
TEMP............69     64     60     58     57     55
RH..............53     63     72     77     80     90
20 FT WIND......E 12   E 11   E 10   E 10   E 11   E 11
20 FT WIND GUST.20     15     15     15     15     15

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FORECASTER...RIDDLE
REQUESTED BY...JEFF OLSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110519.MU1__.01/FGF