FNUS73 KFGF 111316
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR SUNDAL...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
816 AM CDT WED APR 11 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON APRIL 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
EARLY MORNING WINDS WERE GENERALLY LIGHT FROM THE NORTHEAST AS A
HIGH PRESSURE AREA SITS RIGHT OVER THE RED RIVER VALLEY. WINDS
WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHT THROUGH THE MORNING...ALTHOUGH LOCAL
EFFECTS MAY AFFECT WIND DIRECTION. WINDS WILL BECOME EAST TO
SOUTHEAST BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON...BUT REMAIN AT ABOUT 5 TO 10
MPH. SKIES WILL BE MOSTLY SUNNY...WITH TEMPERATURES CLIMBING TO
AROUND 50. THE RH WILL FALL TO NEAR 25 PERCENT BY THE LATE
AFTERNOON HOURS.

TONIGHT...SKIES WILL REMAIN MOSTLY CLEAR WITH SOUTHEAST WINDS AT 5
TO 10 MPH. RH VALUES WILL CLIMB TO NEAR 60 PERCENT OVERNIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH UP TO 5 MPH LATE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2900-4600 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 1 TO 3 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 3 TO 7
                    MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.

TIME (CDT)      12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........4   6   7   8   9   9   9
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............38  41  43  45  46  46  47
RH..............40  36  33  31  29  29  28
20 FT WIND DIR..S   S   S   S   S   S   S
20 FT WIND SPD..1   2   3   3   4   5   5
20 FT WIND GUST.    5   5   5   5       10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....26-31.
MAX HUMIDITY........66-71 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6
                    MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2600-3700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 6 TO 10 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........9      7      9      13     13     15
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............45     39     34     31     29     28
RH..............31     40     54     63     69     71
20 FT WIND......S 5    SE 4   SE 4   SE 5   SE 6   SE 6
20 FT WIND GUST.10     5      5      10     10     10

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-62.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2900-4800 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 7 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTH 20 TO
                    26 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM      10 AM     1 PM      4 PM
SKY (%).........20        19        26        48
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............29        45        56        58
RH..............69        40        30        32
20 FT WIND......SE 6G10   SE 11G15  SE 15G25  SE 18G30

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FORECASTER...GODON
REQUESTED BY...LINDY MCNEILUS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120411.SUNDA.01/FGF