FNUS73 KFGF 161526
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR GLACIAL RIDGE...NATURE CONSERVANCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
1026 AM CDT SAT MAY 16 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON MAY 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WITH THE DRY ARIMASS OVER THE REGION THERE WILL BE PLENTY OF SUN
TO ALLOW TEMPS TO WARM INTO THE 50S THIS AFTERNOON. NW WINDS
WILL BE SUSTAINED AROUND 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH NEAR
IGNITION TIME. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE AS THE AFTERNOON
WEARS ON. DRY AIRMASS COMBINED WITH GOOD MIXING WILL ALLOW
MINIMUM RHS TO BOTTOM OUT IN THE 25 TO 30 PERCENT RANGE.
EXCELLENT SMOKE DISPERSION THIS AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....51-56.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600-2600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5800-6300 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 22 TO 30 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
                    AROUND 20 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........39  39  37  35  32  30  27
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............46  49  50  52  53  53  53
RH..............44  40  38  34  32  33  34
20 FT WIND DIR..NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  W
20 FT WIND SPD..14  14  14  14  14  14  11
20 FT WIND GUST.25  25  25  25  25  20  20

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....31-36.
MAX HUMIDITY........77-82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000-5900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-2100 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 18 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM      10 PM     1 AM      4 AM
SKY (%).........26        27        31        33
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
TEMP............53        46        38        35
RH..............34        48        62        69
20 FT WIND......W 10G15   SW 8G15   S 6G10    S 7G10

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-67.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500-5800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 16 TO 25 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM      10 AM     1 PM      4 PM
SKY (%).........53        45        52        53
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
TEMP............33        47        59        64
RH..............82        53        39        35
20 FT WIND......S 9G10    S 14G20   S 16G25   S 16G25

$$
FORECASTER...KAISER
REQUESTED BY...JASON EKSTEIN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090516.GLACI.01/FGF