FNUS73 KFGF 240944
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR MU  3...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
444 AM CDT TUE APR 24 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...LOW PRESSURE APPROACHING FROM THE WEST WILL CAUSE
WINDS TO BE A CONSISTENT SOUTHEAST DIRECTION THROUGH MUCH OF THE
DAY. WINDS DURING THE MORNING HOURS MAY BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE
MAKING FOR A DIFFICULT FORECAST...BUT SHOULD BECOME 5 TO 10 MPH
FROM THE SOUTHEAST BY LATE MORNING. TEMPERATURE WILL APPROACH 80
DEGREES WITH MINIMUM HUMIDITY AROUND 30 PERCENT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-83.
MIN HUMIDITY........29-34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000-5200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 15
                    MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........23     25     28     33     40
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............55     65     74     78     79
RH..............69     50     38     32     30
20 FT WIND......SE 7   SE 8   SE 8   SE 10  SE 10
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     15     15

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF
                    RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-59.
MAX HUMIDITY........72-77 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2400-3400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 9 TO 17 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........46     52     58     61     59     55
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TSTM COV........S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC
TEMP............77     69     63     62     60     57
RH..............39     49     60     62     69     77
20 FT WIND......SE 10  SE 10  S 9    S 8    SW 6   W 6
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     15     10     10     10

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........37-42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3700-5100 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 6100-7900
                    FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO
                    5400 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO
                    2800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 15 TO 22 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM      10 AM     1 PM      4 PM
SKY (%).........50        43        38        35
WEATHER COV.....S CHC     S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR    RNSHWR    NONE      NONE
TSTM COV........S CHC     S CHC
TEMP............56        65        72        72
RH..............77        65        48        44
20 FT WIND......W 6G10    NW 11G15  N 15G20   N 16G20

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FORECASTER...TG
REQUESTED BY...JEFF OLSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120424.MU3__.01/FGF