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FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR MICKELSON...US FISH AND WILDLIFE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
835 AM CDT SUN MAY 10 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1500 CDT ON MAY 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WEAK HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE AREA TODAY WILL RESULT IN PARTLY CLOUDY
SKIES...INCREASED SUNSHINE AND VERY LIGHT WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS.
EXPECT HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOW 60S WITH INCREASED SOLAR TODAY.
THUS...MINIMUM HUMIDITIES SHOULD BE MUCH LOWER IN THE 30 TO 40
PERCENT RANGE. DO NOT ANTICIPATE HUMIDITIES GETTING ANY LOWER DUE TO
THE LACK OF WINDS TO MIX DOWN DRIER AIR ALOFT. OTHERWISE...EXPECT
FAIR TO GOOD SMOKE DISPERSION TODAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-62.
MIN HUMIDITY........31-36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7400-8100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 10 TO 13 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........45  45  45  46  47
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............57  58  59  59  59
RH..............40  38  36  38  40
20 FT WIND DIR..NW  NW  NW  NW  NW
20 FT WIND SPD..7   7   7   6   6
20 FT WIND GUST.10  10  10  10  10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-43.
MAX HUMIDITY........74-79 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 3 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 6 TO 10
                    MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........47     44     40     39     42     47
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............58     54     49     46     43     41
RH..............41     48     57     65     69     75
20 FT WIND......NW 5   W 4    S 3    SE 2   SE 2   SE 3
20 FT WIND GUST.10     5      5      5      5      5

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........33-38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9700-11400 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 9 TO 18 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM      10 AM     1 PM      4 PM
SKY (%).........52        56        58        59
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
TEMP............40        52        63        68
RH..............79        56        40        38
20 FT WIND......SE 4G5    S 6G10    S 9G15    S 8G15

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FORECASTER...HOPKINS
REQUESTED BY...TROY BOSCHEE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090510.MICKE.01/FGF