488 
FNUS73 KFGF 071605
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR NELSON PRAIRIE...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
1105 AM CDT WED MAY 7 2014

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON MAY 07. 
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
 
SHOWERS CURRENTLY OVER THE CENTRAL DAKOTAS WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD
NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE DAY. CURRENT INDICATIONS ARE THAT THESE
WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT THE BURN SITE...ESPECIALLY AFTER AROUND 230
OR 3 PM. WINDS WILL REMAIN GENERALLY OUT OF THE EAST AROUND 10
MPH...WITH MINIMUM RH EXPECTED IN THE 55 TO 60 PERCENT RANGE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE 
                    AFTERNOON. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE 
                    AFTERNOON...THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY LATE IN 
                    THE AFTERNOON. 
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-58. 
MIN HUMIDITY........56-61 PERCENT. 
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. 
MIXING WINDS........EAST 12 TO 18 MPH. 

TIME (CDT)      12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 
SKY (%).........92  92  93  94  94  95  96  
WEATHER COV.....    ISO ISO SCT SCT SCT LKY 
WEATHER TYPE....    RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  
TSTM COV........                            
TEMP............53  54  54  55  55  55  55  
RH..............64  61  62  61  66  66  68  
20 FT WIND DIR..E   E   E   E   E   E   E   
20 FT WIND SPD..10  10  10  9   9   9   8   
20 FT WIND GUST.15  15  15  15  15  15  10  

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY...THEN RAIN SHOWERS 
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING. 
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-48. 
MAX HUMIDITY........90-95 PERCENT. 
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. 

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM   
SKY (%).........96     95     93     91     91     93     
WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY 
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR 
TSTM COV........                                          
TEMP............54     52     49     48     47     46     
RH..............71     77     86     89     91     92     
20 FT WIND......E 8    NE 7   NE 7   NE 6   NE 7   NE 8   
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     10     10     10     

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS. 
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60. 
MIN HUMIDITY........71-76 PERCENT. 
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. 

TIME (CDT)      7 AM      10 AM     1 PM      4 PM      
SKY (%).........94        95        95        96        
WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE    DEFNTE    DEFNTE    DEFNTE    
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR    RNSHWR    RNSHWR    RNSHWR    
TSTM COV........                                        
TEMP............45        47        53        55        
RH..............94        91        78        78        
20 FT WIND......NE 9G15   NE 11G15  NE 11G15  NE 11G15  

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FORECASTER...MAKOWSKI
REQUESTED BY...LINDEN MCNEILUS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20140507.NELSO.01/FGF