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FNUS73 KFGF 021341
FWSFGF
SPOT FORECAST FOR GOOSE PEN...US FISH AND WILDLIFE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
841 AM CDT THU OCT 2 2008
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON OCTOBER 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVING SOUTH OUT OF CANADA IS CURRENTLY ALONG THE
INTERNATIONAL BORDER. SURROUNDING OBSERVATIONS SHOW PREDOMINANTLY
LIGHT WESTERLY WINDS OF ABOUT 5 TO 8 MPH. AS THE FRONT
APPROACHES...EXPECT THE WINDS TO GRADUALLY SHIFT NORTHWEST THEN
NORTH AT ABOUT 10 TO 15 MPH BY IGNITION TIME. ONCE THE FRONT
PASSES...WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT TO THE NORTHEAST BUT REMAIN IN
THE 10 TO 15 MPH RANGE. HUMIDITIES WILL START IN THE 90 PERCENT
RANGE EARLY AND AS TEMPERATURES WARM UP...WILL GRADUALLY DROP TO THE
55 TO 60 PERCENT RANGE BY IGNITION TIME AND WILL BOTTOM OUT IN THE
40 TO 45 PERCENT RANGE BY LATE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL MAKE A
SLOW RISE TO THE MID 50S AS CLOUD COVER WILL HAMPER WARMING
TODAY. POOR VENTILATION RATES THIS MORNING WILL IMPROVE...BECOMING
EXCELLENT THIS AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...LIGHT WINDS ALOFT FRIDAY WILL
RESULT IN ONLY POOR TO FAIR CONDITIONS ALL DAY.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SPRINKLES IN THE
MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-62.
MIN HUMIDITY........42-47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4200-5200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 5 TO 14 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM
SKY (%).........75 74 69
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE
TEMP............54 58 59
RH..............59 51 47
20 FT WIND......N 10 NE 13 NE 13
20 FT WIND GUST. 15 15
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF
FROST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-35.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-95 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500-3600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1400 FT AGL
EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 6 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 3 TO
5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM
SKY (%).........63 55 46 36 30 26
WEATHER COV..... AREAS AREAS AREAS
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE FROST FROST FROST
TEMP............54 46 41 38 36 34
RH..............54 71 82 89 89 92
20 FT WIND......N 8 NE 7 NE 7 NE 6 NE 5 E 5
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. AREAS OF FROST EARLY IN THE
MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-62.
MIN HUMIDITY........32-37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST UP TO 5 MPH IN THE
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000-5100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 3 TO 5 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM
SKY (%).........23 20 18 19 24 31
WEATHER COV.....AREAS
WEATHER TYPE....FROST NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TEMP............32 35 45 53 58 59
RH..............95 89 62 48 40 37
20 FT WIND......E 3 E 3 E 5 SE 5 E 5 E 5
20 FT WIND GUST.5 5
FORECASTER...HOPKINS
REQUESTED BY...LARRY ANDERSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20081002.GOOSE.01/FGF
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