FNUS73 KFGF 241238
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR KRUGER...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
738 AM CDT TUE APR 24 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON APRIL 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN APPROACHING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CAUSE A
CONSISTENT SOUTHEAST WIND DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS...AROUND 10
MPH. TEMPERATURES WILL RISE INTO THE 70S WITH MINIMUM HUMIDITY
AROUND 30 PERCENT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL HOLD OFF UNTIL
THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5200-6000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 14 TO 21 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 9
                    TO 13 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........37  39  40  41  42  44  46
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............66  68  70  71  72  72  71
RH..............36  33  32  32  33  34  36
20 FT WIND DIR..SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
20 FT WIND SPD..9   8   8   8   8   8   8
20 FT WIND GUST.10  10  10  10  10  10  10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF
                    RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE NIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS
                    LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-56.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3400-4700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 600-2000 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 10 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 26
                    MPH LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTH 30 TO 36 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT DECREASING TO
                    24 TO 26 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........49     60     72     80     75     65
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TSTM COV........S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC
TEMP............70     64     60     58     56     54
RH..............39     50     55     59     66     74
20 FT WIND......S 8    SE 9   SE 9   SE 9   S 9    S 7
20 FT WIND GUST.10     15     15     15     10     10

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........34-39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTH 11 TO 16
                    MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTY
                    AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3900-5600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 13 TO 21 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 8
                    TO 10 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING
                    TO THE NORTHWEST 12 TO 17 MPH LATE IN THE
                    MORNING INCREASING TO 22 TO 25 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM      10 AM     1 PM      4 PM
SKY (%).........55        50        48        46
WEATHER COV.....S CHC     S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR    RNSHWR    NONE      NONE
TSTM COV........S CHC     S CHC
TEMP............53        60        67        69
RH..............80        69        52        42
20 FT WIND......S 6G10    NW 4G5    NW 12G15  N 15G20

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FORECASTER...TG
REQUESTED BY...CORY HENRY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120424.KRUGE.01/FGF