FNUS73 KFGF 091850
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR CARIBOU ROAD EAST...NATURE CONSERVANCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
150 PM CDT THU MAY 9 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MAY 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

RELATIVE HUMIDITY HAS FALLEN FASTER THAN EARLIER ANTICIPATED AS
THE MIXING LAYER DEEPENS. AT THIS TIME...EXPECT RH TO FALL TO
AROUND 20 PERCENT BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. OTHERWISE...EXPECT
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 15 TO 20 MPH...TO LIGHTEN THIS
EVENING AND BECOME SOUTHEASTERLY.

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH ON FRIDAY. WINDS WILL
STRENGTHEN OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST TO AROUND 20 MPH...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS BY THE LATE MORNING...BEFORE TURNING TO THE NORTHWEST LATE
ON FRIDAY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAY
ACCOMPANY THE FRONTAL PASSAGE ON FRIDAY.

.REST OF TODAY...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3200-3900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 13 TO 16 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
TEMP............55  55  56  56  57  57
RH..............27  27  23  22  25  26
20 FT WIND DIR..NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE
20 FT WIND SPD..9   10  10  9   9   8
20 FT WIND GUST.15  15  15  15  15  15

.TONIGHT...

MIN TEMPERATURE.....31-36.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
TEMP............56     51     44     40     36     34
RH..............26     39     49     54     64     75
20 FT WIND......NE 8   E 6    E 5    E 5    SE 6   SE 6
20 FT WIND GUST.15     10     10     10     10     10

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FORECASTER...MAKOWSKI
REQUESTED BY...JONATHAN EERKES
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130509.CARIB.01/FGF