FNUS73 KFGF 112021
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR BJUGSTAD...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
321 PM CDT WED APR 11 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

LOW PRESSURE MOVING INTO WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA WILL BRING
INCREASING WINDS TO SOUTHEASTERN PORTIONS OF THE STATE TONIGHT AT
TOMORROW. BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON...SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL BE
BLOWING AT 20 TO 30 MPH. HIGHER AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES WILL ALLOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES IN THE AFTERNOON TO DROP TO AROUND 40 TO
45 PERCENT. CLOUDS WILL BE INCREASING THROUGHOUT THE DAY...AND
THERE WILL BE A CHANCE FOR SOME SCATTERED SHOWERS MAINLY AFTER 1
PM. MORE WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE
POSSIBLE THURSDAY NIGHT AND INTO FRIDAY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-35.
MAX HUMIDITY........56-61 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2700-3900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 9 TO 18 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........8      8      8      17     17     17
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............48     42     37     35     34     32
RH..............27     33     40     49     54     61
20 FT WIND......SE 7   SE 7   SE 7   SE 8   SE 8   SE 9
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     10     10     15

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF
                    RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 17 TO 22 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2900-4100 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 13 TO 22 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 38
                    MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM      10 AM     1 PM      4 PM
SKY (%).........33        33        72        72
WEATHER COV.....                    CHANCE    CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      NONE      RNSHWR    RNSHWR
TSTM COV........
TEMP............33        46        54        56
RH..............61        47        41        42
20 FT WIND......SE 9G15   SE 16G25  SE 20G30  SE 22G30

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FORECASTER...JR
REQUESTED BY...ZAC THOMPSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120412.BJUGS.01/FGF