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SPOT FORECAST FOR RUSTAD LAKE...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
830 AM CDT FRI MAY 24 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MAY 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS SHOULD BE AROUND 10 MPH NEAR IGNITION
TIME WITH AN INCREASE TO NEAR 15 MPH SHORTLY THEREAFTER...REMAINING
STEADY FROM THERE ON. LOOKING AT A MAINLY DRY DAY BUT WITH AN
INCREASING SHIELD OF MID LEVEL CLOUDS AS THE AFTERNOON PROGRESSES.
RIGHT NOW SHOWER CHANCES LOOK TO BE AROUND 20 PERCENT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED
                    RAIN SHOWERS LATER IN THE AFTERNOON. ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS LATER IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-69.
MIN HUMIDITY........31-36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25
                    MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS NEAR A THUNDERSTORM SHOULD ONE DEVELOP.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000-4600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 17 TO 26 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 29
                    TO 32 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........35  37  40  47  55  64  72  80
WEATHER COV.....                ISO SCT SCT SCT
WEATHER TYPE....                TSM RW  RW  RW
TEMP............59  62  63  64  65  65  66  66
RH..............38  36  36  36  36  38  43  49
20 FT WIND DIR..SE  SE  SE  SE  S   S   S   SE
20 FT WIND SPD..14  16  16  15  14  14  12  11
20 FT WIND GUST.25  25  25  25  25  20  20  15

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MAX HUMIDITY........83-88 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH
                    LATE IN THE EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2700-3700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 700-1700 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 28 TO 37 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........87     94     97     98     99     99
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............65     61     56     54     53     52
RH..............56     67     76     80     84     88
20 FT WIND......SE 10  SE 11  SE 11  SE 11  SE 10  SE 9
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     20     15     15     15

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-66.
MIN HUMIDITY........59-64 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400-3200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3200-3800 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 21 TO 28 MPH DECREASING TO 14 TO 18
                    MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM      10 AM     1 PM      4 PM
SKY (%).........97        92        85        77
WEATHER COV.....S CHC     S CHC     S CHC     S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM    TSTORM    TSTORM    TSTORM
TEMP............52        57        61        63
RH..............88        79        71        64
20 FT WIND......SE 9G15   SE 11G15  SE 11G20  SE 14G20

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FORECASTER...WJB
REQUESTED BY...LINDY MCNEILUS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130524.RUSTA.01/FGF
National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office
