FNUS73 KFGF 151200
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR MEADOWS NORTH...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
700 AM CDT TUE MAY 15 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 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. NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL REMAIN BREEZY THROUGHOUT THE
DAY...WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 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
EXCELLENT TODAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5600-7300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 23 TO 30 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........24  22  21  20  19  18  18  17  17  17
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............58  61  64  65  66  67  68  69  69  68
RH..............49  43  38  35  33  31  29  28  27  28
20 FT WIND DIR..N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N
20 FT WIND SPD..15  15  15  15  15  15  16  16  16  16
20 FT WIND GUST.25  25  25  25  25  25  25  25  25  25

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-48.
MAX HUMIDITY........63-68 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 25 MPH DECREASING TO UP TO 5 MPH LATE IN
                    THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 14 TO 22 MPH BECOMING EAST 1 TO 10 MPH IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........17     17     18     20     23     26
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............67     59     53     51     48     45
RH..............28     36     44     48     56     66
20 FT WIND......N 16   N 11   NE 7   NE 3   E 2    E 2
20 FT WIND GUST.25     15     10     5      5      5

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 11 TO 16 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000-5600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 3 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTH 14 TO
                    22 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM      10 AM     1 PM      4 PM
SKY (%).........29        29        28        25
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............47        63        71        76
RH..............65        38        29        25
20 FT WIND......SE 3G5    SE 7G10   S 12G20   S 15G25

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FORECASTER...MAKOWSKI
REQUESTED BY...TROY BOSCHEE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120515.MEADO.01/FGF