FNUS73 KFGF 291221
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR TILDEN...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
721 AM CDT MON JUL 29 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON JULY 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN MODESTLY TO AROUND 10 MPH...AS HIGH
PRESSURE SHIFTS EAST. SOME GUSTS EXCEEDING 15 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.
MID AND HIGH CLOUD COVER WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF A TROUGH OF LOW
PRESSURE. HOWEVER...RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN WEST OF THE BURN
SITE UNTIL THIS EVENING OR OVERNIGHT...WHEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE. RH WILL FALL TO AROUND 40
PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 11 MPH EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5300-7100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 6 TO 15 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........37  43  48  51  54  56  57  59
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............72  74  75  75  76  76  77  77
RH..............47  47  47  47  46  45  48  49
20 FT WIND DIR..S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
20 FT WIND SPD..8   10  11  10  8   7   7   8
20 FT WIND GUST.10  15  15  15  15  10  10  10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-60.
MAX HUMIDITY........85-90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3200-4700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 9 TO 17 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........61     70     78     81     72     59
WEATHER COV.....                     CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TSTM COV........                     CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
TEMP............75     67     62     60     59     57
RH..............53     62     73     81     87     90
20 FT WIND......S 8    S 7    S 7    S 6    S 6    S 6
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     10     10     10

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3300-4600 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 5800-7100
                    FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO
                    5000 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO
                    2900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 14 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM      10 AM     1 PM      4 PM
SKY (%).........47        40        40        46
WEATHER COV.....S CHC     S CHC     CHANCE    CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR    RNSHWR    RNSHWR    RNSHWR
TSTM COV........S CHC     S CHC     CHANCE    CHANCE
TEMP............58        69        77        79
RH..............89        76        59        51
20 FT WIND......S 5G10    SW 5G10   W 4G5     SW 4G5

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FORECASTER...MAKOWSKI
REQUESTED BY...DARRIN FRANCO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130729.TILDE.01/FGF