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Suppression Forecast
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SPOT FORECAST FOR HEADQUARTERS...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
729 AM CDT FRI MAY 17 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0735 CDT ON MAY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
MOSTLY SUNNY THIS MORNING WITH CLOUDS AND A SHOWER CHANCE THIS
AFTERNOON. IF SUNNY LONGER TEMPS WILL RISE INTO THE LOW 70S. RH
RECOVERY OVERNIGHT WAS VERY POOR WITH RHS STEADY THIS MORNING
BEFORE RISING SOME AS MOISTURE INCREASES DURING THE DAY. MIN RHS
LIKELY BY LATE MORNING INTO THE UPPER 20S TO LOW 30S. EAST TO
SOUTH EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN
                    SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-69.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2300-2500 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 12 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO 35 TO 37
                    MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........85  85  85  85  85  85  85  85  86  86  85  84
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH             SCH SCH SCH ISO ISO ISO
WEATHER TYPE....RW  RW  RW              RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW
TSTM COV........
TEMP............58  59  60  62  63  65  65  66  66  66  65  64
RH..............40  40  41  40  42  45  47  47  47  47  48  51
20 FT WIND DIR..E   E   E   SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
20 FT WIND SPD..9   10  12  13  13  15  15  15  15  13  13  12
20 FT WIND GUST.15  15  15  20  20  20  20  20  20  20  20  20

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY
                    IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MAX HUMIDITY........78-83 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 24 TO 33 MPH DECREASING TO 15 TO 23
                    MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........83     84     87     90     94     98
WEATHER COV.....              LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY
WEATHER TYPE....              RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TSTM COV........CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY
TEMP............62     57     53     52     52     52
RH..............52     64     71     78     80     82
20 FT WIND......SE 12  SE 11  SE 11  SE 10  SE 10  SE 9
20 FT WIND GUST.20     15     15     15     15     15

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........62-67 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 10 TO 14 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM      10 AM     1 PM      4 PM
SKY (%).........99        91        84        87
WEATHER COV.....LIKELY    LIKELY    LIKELY    LIKELY
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR    RNSHWR    RNSHWR    RNSHWR
TSTM COV........LIKELY    LIKELY    LIKELY    LIKELY
TEMP............53        61        69        71
RH..............83        77        68        68
20 FT WIND......SE 9G15   SE 9G15   SE 9G15   SE 8G15

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FORECASTER...KAISER
REQUESTED BY...CORY HENRY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130517.HEADQ.01/FGF
National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office
