FNUS73 KFGF 121328
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR STEINLICHT...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
828 AM CDT SAT MAY 12 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MAY 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BRING WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS
TODAY. AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES WILL BE WARMER THAN
YESTERDAY...ALLOWING MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES TO DROP TO
BELOW 20 PERCENT AT TIMES. HOWEVER...WINDS WILL REMAIN BELOW 10
MPH AND RED FLAG CRITERIA IS NOT EXPECTED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY
VALUES WILL RECOVER TO AROUND 50 PERCENT BEFORE DROPPING BACK DOWN
TO AROUND 20 PERCENT TOMORROW. WEST WINDS WILL BE STRONGER
TOMORROW.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7400-9100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 TO 12 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........8   8   7   6   5   4   3   2
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............63  65  66  66  66  67  67  66
RH..............26  25  24  24  24  23  23  25
20 FT WIND DIR..W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W
20 FT WIND SPD..5   5   6   7   8   9   8   7
20 FT WIND GUST.10  10  10  10  15  15  15  10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-48.
MAX HUMIDITY........53-58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........2      2      3      6      9      13
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............65     58     53     50     47     45
RH..............27     35     44     52     57     58
20 FT WIND......W 6    SW 5   SW 5   SW 6   SW 7   SW 8
20 FT WIND GUST.10                          10     10

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6500-8200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 12 TO 21 MPH INCREASING TO 22 TO 25 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM      10 AM     1 PM      4 PM
SKY (%).........18        28        35        28
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............47        62        70        72
RH..............51        30        23        24
20 FT WIND......SW 8G10   W 10G15   W 15G20   W 15G20

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FORECASTER...HOPKINS
REQUESTED BY...TROY BOSCHEE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120512.STEIN.01/FGF