FNUS73 KFGF 221932
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR TOWNSEND...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
232 PM CDT SUN APR 22 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1600 CDT ON APRIL 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
CLOUDS ARE SCATTERING OUT ALLOWING FOR PLENTY OF HEATING THROUGH
THE AFTERNOON. EXPECT HUMIDITIES TO FALL THROUGH THE AFTERNOON
WITH MINIMUM VALUES AROUND 35 TO 40 PERCENT. WINDS WILL REMAIN
NORTHERLY THROUGH THE PERIOD AS HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES ACROSS
EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA INTO WESTERN MINNESOTA. SMOKE DISPERSAL WILL
BE FAIR TO GOOD THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND WILL BECOME POOR TO FAIR
AFTER SUNSET.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MIN HUMIDITY........38-43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600-3100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6400-7100 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 13 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........52  46  40  34
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............49  51  51  52
RH..............61  54  47  43
20 FT WIND DIR..NW  NW  NW  NW
20 FT WIND SPD..7   7   6   6
20 FT WIND GUST.10  10  10  10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40.
MAX HUMIDITY........82-87 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........25     24     24     25     26     29
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............52     48     44     42     39     38
RH..............48     58     63     69     79     83
20 FT WIND......N 6    W 5    SW 4   S 4    S 4    S 5
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     5      5      5      10

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5200-6700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 7 TO 16 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM      10 AM     1 PM      4 PM
SKY (%).........32        41        48        43
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............37        48        60        65
RH..............87        73        41        37
20 FT WIND......S 6G10    SW 7G10   SW 8G10   SW 8G10

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FORECASTER...HOPKINS
REQUESTED BY...TROY BOSCHEE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120422.TOWNS.01/FGF