FNUS73 KFGF 171344
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR THREE JETVIG LAKES...USFWS DL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
844 AM CDT FRI APR 17 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON APRIL 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

EXPECT A WARM DAY WITH PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES. WEST SURFACE
WINDS NEAR 10 MPH WILL PROGRESSIVELY BECOME NORTH BY THIS EVENING.
RH VALUES LOOK LESS DRY TODAY...DOWN TO 40 PERCENT. GOOD SMOKE
DISPERSION THROUGH MID EVENING. DECENT RH RECOVERY TONIGHT.

HIGH PRESSURE KEEPS THE AREA DRY SATURDAY. RH VALUES LOOK SIMILAR
TOMORROW...THERE SHOULD BE LESS CLOUDS...AND STRONGER NORTH WINDS
ARE LIKELY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-66.
MIN HUMIDITY........43-48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500-2900 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 7 TO 13 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........64     66     71     77
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............58     61     63     63
RH..............63     56     48     53
20 FT WIND......W 8    NW 10  NW 10  NW 12
20 FT WIND GUST.10     15     15     15

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40.
MAX HUMIDITY........77-82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400-2900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 13 TO 20 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........79     83     85     85     80     73
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............62     55     49     45     41     39
RH..............55     61     69     75     77     80
20 FT WIND......NW 12  NW 10  N 10   N 9    N 9    N 10
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     15     10     15     15

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....51-56.
MIN HUMIDITY........41-46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-3200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 14 TO 20 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........66     61     58     58     64     72
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............37     40     46     50     52     53
RH..............82     73     58     50     46     46
20 FT WIND......N 12   N 13   N 13   N 14   N 14   N 14
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     15     15     20     20

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FORECASTER...GROCHOCINSKI
REQUESTED BY...LINDY MCNEILUS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090417.THREE.01/FGF