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SPOT FORECAST FOR RICE ELLIOT SNA...NATURE CONSERVANCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
908 AM CDT SUN MAY 3 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 CDT ON MAY 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL LEAD TO SUNNY SKIES THROUGH THE
DAY. GIVEN GOOD MIXING OF WINDS FROM ALOFT...EXPECT A STEADY
NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH THROUGH THE DAY. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS
FOR A BRIEF GUST UP TO 15 MPH (GIVEN WIND SPEEDS AVAILABLE TO MIX
FROM ABOVE TO THE SURFACE). MINIMUM HUMIDITIES WILL BE AROUND 25
PERCENT (POTENTIALLY INTO THE LOW 20S). THIS TAKES INTO ACCOUNT
DRY AIR MIXING TO THE SURFACE FROM ALOFT DURING THE AFTERNOON
HOURS. SMOKE DISPERSAL WILL BE EXCELLENT BY IGNITION TIME...AND
REMAIN EXCELLENT THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. WINDS WILL BECOME
LIGHT AND VARIABLE DURING THE EVENING HOURS...MUCH LIKE THE
PREVIOUS DAYS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-66.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH...BRIEF GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 6100-7000 FT AGL BY LATE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO 14 TO 17
                    MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.

TIME (CDT)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........0      0      0      0
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............52     58     64     64
RH..............41     28     25     25
20 FT WIND......NW 8   NW 9   NW 9   NW 7
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     15     15

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-44.
MAX HUMIDITY........71-76 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-2200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 8 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 2
                    TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 18 TO 23 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    35 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2300-3600 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO
                    4900-6700 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING
                    TO 7300-7900 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
                    DECREASING TO 4000-5900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTH 30
                    TO 32 MPH.

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FORECASTER...TG
REQUESTED BY...MATT MECKLENBURG
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090503.RICEE.01/FGF