FNUS73 KFGF 141231
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR OLSON WPA...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
731 AM CDT MON MAY 14 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MAY 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

SKIES WILL BE MOSTLY SUNNY TODAY...WITH UNSEASONABLY WARM
TEMPERATURES RISING INTO THE LOWER TO MID 80S. AS THE MIXING LAYER
DEEPENS TO OVER 10000 FT THIS AFTERNOON...RH VALUES WILL FALL
QUICKLY DURING THE DAY...BOTTOMING OUT UNDER 20 PERCENT. LIGHT AND
VARIABLE WINDS THIS MORNING WILL BECOME WEST TO NORTHWEST BY MID MORNING
AND INCREASE TO 10 TO 15 MPH THIS AFTERNOON...WITH SOME GUSTS TO
AROUND 20 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL IS EXPECTED TO BECOME VERY GOOD
THIS AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20
                    MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10400-10900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 6 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 16
                    TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........8   8   8   10  13  16  20  23
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............74  77  79  80  81  81  82  82
RH..............35  29  24  21  21  21  24  27
20 FT WIND DIR..W   NW  NW  NW  NW  W   W   W
20 FT WIND SPD..9   11  13  12  11  10  11  12
20 FT WIND GUST.15  15  20  20  15  15  15  20

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-54.
MAX HUMIDITY........59-64 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20
                    MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN
                    BECOMING NORTH 7 TO 12 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 8 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 13 TO 14
                    MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........26     30     33     33     30     26
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............80     73     66     62     57     52
RH..............31     36     39     41     47     57
20 FT WIND......W 12   W 7    W 3    W 5    N 9    N 12
20 FT WIND GUST.20     10     5      10     15     15

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM      10 AM     1 PM      4 PM
SKY (%).........22        19        19        20
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............51        63        69        72

$$
FORECASTER...MAKOWSKI
REQUESTED BY...TERRY GWILLIAMS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120514.OLSON.01/FGF