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FNUS73 KFGF 121335
FWSFGF
SPOT FORECAST FOR TILDEN...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
835 AM CDT MON AUG 12 2013
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON AUGUST 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
.DISCUSSION...
A MAINLY DRY DAY WITH LIGHT WINDS AND HUMIDITY DROPPING TO AROUND
40 PERCENT BY LATE AFTERNOON AS HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED IN CENTRAL
MANITOBA DROPS SLOWLY TO THE SOUTH. HOWEVER OVER THIS IMMEDIATE
AREA THERE IS ABOUT A ONE IN FIVE CHANCE THAT CLOUDS MAY GATHER
AND PRODUCE SOME BRIEF SPRINKLES AS A WEAK BOUNDARY PUSHES TO THE
SOUTH. ANYTHING THAT DOES HAPPEN SHOULD BE LIGHT IN CHARACTER AND
BRIEF IN TIME. WITH THIS REGIME...FAVORED WIND DIRECTION WOULD
BE NORTH TO NORTHEAST...BECOMING MORE ESTABLISHED TOWARD 10 MPH
IGNITION TIME AND BEYOND.
.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........34-39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7300-9100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 7 TO 16 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........33 34 34 32 30 27 24 21
WEATHER COV..... ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW
TEMP............71 72 73 75 76 76 76 75
RH..............44 43 42 42 40 39 39 40
20 FT WIND DIR..VRB N N N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 8 7 6 7 9 9
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 10 10 10 15 15
.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........91-96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 14 TO 16 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM
SKY (%).........19 15 13 11 10 10
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TEMP............73 66 59 54 51 48
RH..............43 54 67 74 83 93
20 FT WIND......N 7 NE 8 E 5 E 3 E 2 NE 1
20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 10 5 5
.TUESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........33-38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH UP TO 5 MPH EARLY IN
THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7700-8300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 8 TO 13 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........11 14 17 14
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE
TEMP............48 67 73 76
RH..............93 52 41 38
20 FT WIND......NE 2G5 N 2G5 N 3G5 N 5G10
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FORECASTER...WJB
REQUESTED BY...DARRIN FRANCO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130812.TILDE.01/FGF