FNUS73 KFGF 141449
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR HILLESTAD...USFWS DL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
949 AM CDT TUE APR 14 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON APRIL 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
.SOUTH-SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON WITH HIGH PRESSURE
CENTERED OVER HUDSON BAY IN CANADA. THE WINDS WILL PEAK RIGHT AROUND
BURN TIME...WITH SURFACE WIND SPEEDS BETWEEN 10 AND 15 MPH. THE
MORNING CLOUDS SHOULD PARTLY BREAK UP BY 2 OR 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON.
DECENT MIXING HEIGHTS AND GOOD WIND FLOW WILL MAKE FOR EXCELLENT
PLUME DISPERSAL AROUND BURN TIME...BUT EXPECT A QUICK DROP TO POOR
SMOKE DISPERSAL AROUND 4 OR 5 PM. AS FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...A
MINIMUM AROUND 30 PERCENT...BUT IT COULD BE SLIGHTLY HIGHER IF
THE CLOUDS HANG ON A BIT LONGER.

TOMORROW LOOKS PARTLY CLOUDY...WINDIER...AND DRIER.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-66.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3100-4900 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO
                    4800-5900 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO
                    3200 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 9 TO 17 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........47     41     35     30
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............57     61     63     63
RH..............44     37     34     35
20 FT WIND......S 13   S 13   S 12   SE 9
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     15     15

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40.
MAX HUMIDITY........66-71 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........28     26     26     26     27     28
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............62     55     49     45     41     39
RH..............37     46     55     58     62     67
20 FT WIND......SE 9   SE 9   SE 10  SE 12  SE 12  SE 12
20 FT WIND GUST.10     15     15     15     15     15

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-67.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........29     28     27     30     39     51
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............37     42     51     59     63     64
RH..............71     61     44     33     29     29
20 FT WIND......SE 12  SE 14  S 17   S 20   S 20   S 17
20 FT WIND GUST.15     20     25     25     25     25

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FORECASTER...GROCHOCINSKI
REQUESTED BY...JEFF MEADOWS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090414.HILLE.01/FGF