FNUS73 KFGF 091409
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST CENTRAL BECKERCTY...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
909 AM CDT WED MAY 9 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 CDT ON MAY 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WEST TO SOUTHWEST WIND AROUND 5 MPH IS EXPECTED AT IGNITION TIME.
THE WIND WILL BECOME SOUTHWEST AT 7 TO 12 MPH BY MID AFTERNOON.
THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DECREASE TO 30 TO 45 PERCENT BY LATE
AFTERNOON. A MOSTLY SUNNY SKY IS FORECAST FOR TODAY. HIGH THIN
CLOUDS THIS MORNING...SOME HIGH TO MID LEVEL CLOUDS THIS
AFTERNOON.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4300-4600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 2 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 12 TO 13 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........21  22  23  24  24  25  25  25
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............59  61  62  64  64  65  65  65
RH..............61  55  50  44  38  35  37  36
20 FT WIND DIR..W   SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW
20 FT WIND SPD..5   5   6   6   7   7   7   7
20 FT WIND GUST.10  10  10  10  10  10  15  10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-51.
MAX HUMIDITY........81-86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-3400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-500 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 9 TO 14 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........25     26     26     25     23     20
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............64     58     54     52     50     48
RH..............37     46     53     63     73     83
20 FT WIND......SW 7   S 7    S 7    S 7    S 7    S 7
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     10     10     10

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2600-2900 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 21 TO 24 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM      10 AM     1 PM      4 PM
SKY (%).........18        17        18        17
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
TEMP............49        65        74        77
RH..............84        56        44        32
20 FT WIND......S 8G15    S 12G20   S 15G25   S 15G25

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FORECASTER...WJB
REQUESTED BY...LINDY MCNEILUS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120509.EASTC.01/FGF