FNUS73 KFGF 211338
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST BECKER CTY...USFWS DL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
838 AM CDT TUE APR 21 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

EXPECT A PARTLY SUNNY DAY WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTHWEST
SURFACE WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN THIS AFTERNOON TO AROUND 15 MPH WITH
GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. THE COMBINATION OF SOME SUN AND WINDS WILL
HELP DEVELOP VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY NEAR 30 PERCENT. SMOKE
DISPERSION WILL BE EXCELLENT THROUGH ABOUT 6 PM BEFORE QUICKLY
DETERIORATING.

DECENT RH RECOVERY LIKELY TONIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE DEVELOPS LIGHT
WINDS AND A STARRY NIGHT. WEDNESDAY LOOKS BREEZY WITH SOUTH
WINDS...SUNNY...AND EVEN DRIER.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-59.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7500-8200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 6 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 26
                    MPH.

TIME (CDT)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........53     52     52     52
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............44     51     55     56
RH..............68     56     52     46
20 FT WIND......NW 12  NW 15  NW 16  NW 16
20 FT WIND GUST.15     20     20     25

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....29-34.
MAX HUMIDITY........76-81 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 23 TO 29 MPH BECOMING NORTH 3 TO 7
                    MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........51     48     43     38     38     40
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............55     48     42     38     35     33
RH..............35     46     60     70     75     78
20 FT WIND......N 15   N 13   N 10   N 8    N 6    N 3
20 FT WIND GUST.20     20     15     10            5

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-64.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4200-5400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 3 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 10
                    TO 16 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING
                    TO AROUND 20 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........43     45     46     47     46     44
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............31     37     47     55     60     61
RH..............81     64     45     35     31     31
20 FT WIND......N 3    NW 5   W 8    S 10   S 13   S 14
20 FT WIND GUST.5             10     15     20     20

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FORECASTER...GROCHOCINSKI
REQUESTED BY...LINDY MCNEILUS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090421.WESTB.01/FGF