FNUS73 KFGF 061222
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR TOWNSEND...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
722 AM CDT THU JUN 6 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON JUNE 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE LAY ACROSS THE NORTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY
AND LOW PRESSURE DEPARTING THE REGION TO THE SOUTH SHOULD ALLOW
FOR A FAIRLY STEADY NORTHEAST FLOW TODAY. WITH A PRETTY UNIFORM
DIRECTION THROUGH THE LOWER FEW THOUSAND FEET OF THE ATMOSPHERE
WIND GUSTS SHOULD GENERALLY BE UNDER 15 MPH. WITH A WEAKENING
GRADIENT DURING THE AFTERNOON EXPECT VARIABILITY IN THE DIRECTION
TO INCREASE WITH A TURN TO A MORE NORTH DIRECTION POSSIBLE.

WITH COLDER AIR ALOFT THERE COULD BE A STRAY RAIN-SHOWER IN THE
MID TO LATE AFTERNOON...BUT THE ODDS OF BEING RAINED ON IS LESS
THAN 20 PERCENT.

WITH A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF DRY AIR ALOFT THERE IS A SLIGHT
CHANCE THAT MINIMUM RH COULD DROP BELOW CURRENT FORECAST VALUES.
HOWEVER WITH THE WEAK GRADIENT AND LIGHT WINDS ALOFT THIS IS A
LOW RISK BUT SOMETHING TO KEEP IN MIND.

THE GRADIENT REMAINS PRETTY LIGHT ON FRIDAY BUT WITH LOW PRESSURE
DEVELOPING IN WESTERN CANADA SPEEDS MAY PICK UP LATER IN THE DAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-67.
MIN HUMIDITY........42-47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2100-3700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4400-6000 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 8 TO 16 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........71  70  67  64  60  56  52
WEATHER COV.....        SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....        RW  RW  RW  RW  RW
TSTM COV........
TEMP............62  63  63  64  64  64  63
RH..............55  49  48  48  47  47  48
20 FT WIND DIR..NE  NE  NE  NE  N   NE  NE
20 FT WIND SPD..6   6   6   6   6   6   5
20 FT WIND GUST.10  10  10  10  10  10  10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-52.
MAX HUMIDITY........94-99 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500-5000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 3 TO 10 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........49     45     42     41     42     44
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............62     59     55     52     50     50
RH..............52     72     89     94     98     98
20 FT WIND......NE 5   E 3    E 3    SE 4   SE 4   SE 4
20 FT WIND GUST.10     5      5      5      5      5

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........34-39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4400-5800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 3 TO 9 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM      10 AM     1 PM      4 PM
SKY (%).........46        51        53        48
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............53        62        67        69
RH..............89        60        45        41
20 FT WIND......SE 3G5    S 4G5     S 3G5     S 6G10

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FORECASTER...EWENS
REQUESTED BY...TROY BOSCHEE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130606.TOWNS.01/FGF