FNUS73 KFGF 161437
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR TNC-GRIDS...THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
937 AM CDT WED MAY 16 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 CDT ON MAY 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
UNDER HIGH PRESSURE THIS MORNING...SO LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS
WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE BY EARLY AFTERNOON TO AROUND 10 MPH
AND EVENTUALLY 15 MPH. OTHERWISE JUST SUNNY AND WARM WITH
MINIMUM HUMIDITY EASILY DIPPING TOWARD 20 PERCENT. WIND GUSTS
SHOULD BE LIMITED TO ABOUT 15 MPH MAYBE 20 MPH TOWARD EVENING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5200-5800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 3 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO 14 TO 21 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........34  32  31  31  32  33  34  36
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............64  67  69  71  72  74  75  75
RH..............30  27  26  25  25  24  25  25
20 FT WIND DIR..S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
20 FT WIND SPD..6   7   7   9   10  11  12  14
20 FT WIND GUST.10  10  10  12  13  15  15  20

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-59.
MAX HUMIDITY........51-56 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3900-5500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 23 TO 32 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 15
                    TO 24 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........38     44     50     53     48     40
WEATHER COV.....                     ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM
TEMP............74     68     64     62     59     56
RH..............27     34     41     44     49     55
20 FT WIND......S 14   SE 11  SE 10  SE 11  SE 12  SE 12
20 FT WIND GUST.20     20     15     20     20     20

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FORECASTER...WJB
REQUESTED BY...MATT MECKLENBURG
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120516.TNCGR.01/FGF