FNUS73 KFGF 221533
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR BLUESTEM-TU...THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
1033 AM CDT WED APR 22 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1050 CDT ON APRIL 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

HIGH PRESSURE OVER AREA THIS MORNING. EXPECT LIGHT WINDS THROUGH
EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...WHICH ARE CURRENTLY EAST NORTH EAST BUT
WILL SWITCH TO SOUTHEAST BY 2 PM. WINDS WILL THEN STRENGTHEN AS
LOW PRESSURE APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL
ACTUALLY BE STRONGEST TONIGHT AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
25 MPH. HUMIDITY STARTED HIGH THIS MORNING...BUT SHOULD DROP TO
VERY DRY VALUES NEAR 35 PERCENT BY MID THIS AFTERNOON. SUNNY
SKIES AND TEMPS NEAR 60 TODAY. POOR SMOKE DISPERSION THIS
MORNING...BUT GOOD AFTER 2 PM.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-64.
MIN HUMIDITY........34-39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHEAST 9 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20
                    MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2400-3600 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 8 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 20 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........10     6      25     55     51
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............40     46     52     58     61
RH..............78     53     43     39     45
20 FT WIND......E 6    SE 7   SE 9   S 10   SE 14
20 FT WIND GUST.       10     10     15     20

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FORECASTER...GROCHOCINSKI
REQUESTED BY...MATT MECKLENBURG
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090422.BLUES.01/FGF