FNUS73 KFGF 041244
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR NW D...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
744 AM CDT WED APR 4 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON APRIL 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
EXPECT LOTS OF SUN AGAIN TODAY AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE STARTS TO
PUSH OFF TO THE EAST. WINDS WILL START OFF THE DAY RATHER LIGHT
BUT WILL TAKE ON AN EAST TO SOUTHEAST COMPONENT BY LATE MORNING
INTO THE AFTERNOON. HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL BE HIGHEST THIS MORNING
WITH SOME PATCHY FROST BUT ARE STILL EXPECTED TO GET INTO THE
20S BY AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-63.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4900-5300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 8 TO 14 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........7   8   8   9   11  12  13  14
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............45  49  53  56  58  59  60  60
RH..............49  38  31  25  23  22  22  25
20 FT WIND DIR..SE  SE  E   E   E   E   E   E
20 FT WIND SPD..7   7   7   7   7   7   8   8
20 FT WIND GUST.10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....33-38.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3300-4800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........15     15     14     14     16     19
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............58     51     46     43     39     37
RH..............28     38     47     55     64     74
20 FT WIND......E 7    E 6    E 6    SE 7   SE 7   SE 7
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     10     10     10

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25
                    MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5300-5700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 16 TO 24 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM      10 AM     1 PM      4 PM
SKY (%).........22        22        23        27
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............35        43        56        62
RH..............80        54        39        32
20 FT WIND......SE 9G15   SE 13G20  SE 15G20  SE 18G25

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FORECASTER...GODON
REQUESTED BY...ZAC THOMPSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120404.NWD__.02/FGF