FNUS73 KFGF 121556
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR TNC BLUESTEM PRAIRIE...THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
1056 AM CDT WED JUN 12 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON JUNE 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
...UPDATED FOR SPRINKLES AND HIGHER RH...
ABUNDANT MIDDLE AND HIGH CLOUD COVER WILL PERSIST THROUG THE DAY
WITH VERY LIGHT SHOWERS OR SPRINKLES LIKELY THROUGH EARLY
AFTERNOON. AS A RESULT OF THE CLOUDS AND SPRINKLES HAVE UPPED THE
MINIMUM RH AS SUNLIGHT WILL BE A TAD LESS.

HIGHS IN THE MIDDLE TO UPPER 70S WITH MIN RHS AROUND 47 PERCENT.
WINDS SHOULD REMAIN NORTH AT 5 TO 10MPH TODAY WITH SOME
GUSTINESS. HOWEVER THE RAIN FALLING INTO THE DRY SUB-CLOUD LAYER
MAY ADD SOME GUSTINESS AND VARIAIBILITY TO THE WIND DIRECTION.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........46-51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4300-5700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7100-7300 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 15 TO 21 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........70  74  75  72  67  60  54  47
WEATHER COV.....ISO ISO ISO
WEATHER TYPE....RA- RA- RA-
TSTM COV........
TEMP............74  77  77  77  76  76  76  76
RH..............51  57  58  58  58  57  58  60
20 FT WIND DIR..N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N
20 FT WIND SPD..7   7   8   9   10  11  11  10
20 FT WIND GUST.10  10  10  15  15  15  15  15

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-58.
MAX HUMIDITY........86-91 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6200-7300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 13 TO 21 MPH DECREASING TO 9 TO 10 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........40     30     20     13     12     16
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............75     69     64     60     56     55
RH..............64     76     85     89     90     91
20 FT WIND......N 9    N 7    N 5    N 4    N 3    N 3
20 FT WIND GUST.15     10     10     5      5      5

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81.
MIN HUMIDITY........44-49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6200-7400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 6 TO 13 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM      10 AM     1 PM      4 PM
SKY (%).........20        26        31        29
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............57        70        75        77
RH..............87        62        52        50
20 FT WIND......N 3G5     NE 3G5    E 3G5     SE 4G5

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FORECASTER...EWENS
REQUESTED BY...MATT MECKLENBERG
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130612.TNCBL.01/FGF