FNUS73 KFGF 151222 CCA
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR BOWEN...USFWS...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
722 AM CDT TUE MAY 15 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

SKIES WILL GENERALLY BE MOSTLY SUNNY TODAY. TEMPERATURES WILL BE
QUITE A BIT COOLER THAN YESTERDAY...WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO
LOWER 70S. WINDS WILL BE FROM THE NORTH TO NORTHWEST AT 10 TO 15
MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. A DRY CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE AREA
WILL SLIDE SOUTHEAST INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS. WHEN COMBINED WITH
RATHER DEEP MIXING...RH VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO AROUND 25
PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL IS EXPECTED TO BE VERY GOOD
TODAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5700-6900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 16 TO 24 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.

TIME (CDT)      10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........20  20  19  19  19  19  19  20  20
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............58  61  63  65  66  67  68  69  69
RH..............46  41  37  34  32  31  29  28  28
20 FT WIND DIR..N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N
20 FT WIND SPD..11  11  11  11  11  11  12  12  12
20 FT WIND GUST.15  15  15  15  15  15  20  20  20

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-49.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20
                    MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN
                    BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........21     23     24     26     27     27
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............67     61     55     52     49     46
RH..............29     36     46     52     58     65
20 FT WIND......N 12   NE 9   E 6    E 4    SE 3   SE 4
20 FT WIND GUST.20     15     10     5      5      5

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM      10 AM     1 PM      4 PM
SKY (%).........27        26        26        27
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............47        61        70        76
RH..............63        40        32        29

$$
FORECASTER...MAKOWSKI
REQUESTED BY...TERRY GWILLIAMS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120515.BOWEN.01/FGF