FNUS73 KFGF 041223
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR ZIEBART...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
723 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. WIND SPEEDS WILL START OFF THE DAY RATHER
LIGHT BUT WILL TAKE ON A SOUTHEAST COMPONENT BY MID MORNING. BY
AFTERNOON THERE COULD EVEN BE A FEW WIND GUSTS IN THE 20 MPH
RANGE. HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL BE HIGHEST THIS MORNING WITH SOME
PATCHY FROST BUT ARE STILL EXPECTED TO GET INTO THE MIDDLE 20S BY
AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 7 TO 12 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4600-5500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 3 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 20
                    MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.

TIME (CDT)      11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............43  47  51  53  55  57  57  57
RH..............52  42  34  29  26  25  26  28
20 FT WIND DIR..SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
20 FT WIND SPD..9   10  10  11  11  12  12  12
20 FT WIND GUST.15  15  15  15  15  20  20  20

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-37.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2900-4200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 13 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO 8 TO 10
                    MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........6      10     15     19     21     22
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............55     49     44     41     38     36
RH..............33     44     54     62     66     74
20 FT WIND......SE 11  E 9    E 8    SE 7   SE 8   SE 9
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     10     10     10     15

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FORECASTER...GODON
REQUESTED BY...JASON LURA
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120404.ZIEBA.01/FGF