FNUS73 KFGF 171417
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR GLACIAL RIDGE...NATURE CONSERVANCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
917 AM CDT SUN MAY 17 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO SLIDE EAST OF THE REGION CAUSING
RETURN FLOW TO SET UP. PLENTY OF SUN TODAY WILL HELP TEMPERATURES
RISE TO THE UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 15 MPH
BECOMING GUSTY LATER THIS MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON...UP TO
25 MPH. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE DOWN IN THE 30 TO 35
PERCENT RANGE. SMOKE DISPERSION WILL BE EXCELLENT TODAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2700-4200 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 8 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO 23 MPH
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.

TIME (CDT)      10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........34  38  44  49  50  50  49  48  48
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............48  53  56  60  62  64  65  65  65
RH..............54  47  44  39  37  35  35  35  36
20 FT WIND DIR..S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
20 FT WIND SPD..10  12  14  14  15  15  15  15  15
20 FT WIND GUST.15  20  20  25  25  25  25  25  25

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-51.
MAX HUMIDITY........84-89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 25 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-2100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 22 TO 24 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM         11 PM        3 AM
SKY (%).........47           51           58
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE         NONE         NONE
TEMP............64           56           50
RH..............39           58           80
20 FT WIND......S 15G25      S 14G20      S 8G15

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-66.
MIN HUMIDITY........47-52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 19 TO 24 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    40 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400-3000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3100-3900 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........

TIME (CDT)      7 AM         11 AM        3 PM
SKY (%).........67           69           69
WEATHER COV.....S CHC        S CHC        S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR       RNSHWR       RNSHWR
TEMP............50           63           57
RH..............83           52           57
20 FT WIND......SW 6G15      NW 15G30     N 21G35

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FORECASTER...KAISER
REQUESTED BY...JASON EKSTEIN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090517.GLACI.01/FGF