FNUS73 KFGF 161244
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR GERMUNDSON...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
744 AM CDT FRI MAR 16 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0745 CDT ON MARCH 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE
NORTHERN ROCKIES TODAY...WITH LIGHT SOUTHEAST WINDS THIS MORNING
BECOMING SOUTH AND INCREASING TO AROUND 15 KNOTS BY MID DAY. WINDS
WILL BE GUSTY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND REMAIN SOUTHERLY THROUGH
THE EVENING.

MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES SHOULD BE BETWEEN ABOUT 40 AND 50
PERCENT DURING THE AFTERNOON. INCREASED TRANSPORT OF MOISTURE
NORTHWARD WILL INHIBIT HUMIDITY VALUES FROM FALLING TOO SHARPLY
DURING THE DAY. UNDER MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES...TEMPERATURES SHOULD BE
ABOUT 10 DEGREES HIGHER THAN YESTERDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2300-2900 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 8 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTH
                    AROUND 29 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........16     15     15     14     13     13
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............37     42     52     64     71     72
RH..............69     82     71     56     49     49
20 FT WIND......SE 8   SE 7   SE 8   SE 10  S 14   S 14
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     15     15     25     25

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-56.
MAX HUMIDITY........95-100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH
                    UNTIL EARLY MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 25 TO 31 MPH DECREASING TO 9 TO 10 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........12     13     14     16     17     18
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............71     66     62     60     58     55
RH..............53     68     81     90     93     96
20 FT WIND......S 11   S 11   S 11   S 11   S 10   S 9
20 FT WIND GUST.20     20     20     20     15     15

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........49-54 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1000-2500 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 3 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 10
                    TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

$$
FORECASTER...MAKOWSKI
REQUESTED BY...TROY BOSCHEE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120316.GERMU.01/FGF