FNUS73 KFGF 251330 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR SLASH PILE...USFWS GLR NWR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 830 AM CDT TUE AUG 25 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CDT ON AUGUST 25. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... PATCHY FOG ACROSS NORTHWESTERN MN WILL DIMINISH BY THE LATE MORNING HOURS. CLEAR SKIES WILL GIVE WAY TO A PLEASANT DAY WITH NORTH WINDS AROUND 5-10 KTS AS HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES OVER THE AREA. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE IN THE 45-50 PERCENT RANGE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77. MIN HUMIDITY........41-46 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1400-3100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3400-4900 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 1000-2600 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 12 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 9 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........67 60 53 45 39 35 32 30 29 28 WEATHER COV.....PTY WEATHER TYPE....FOG TEMP............62 64 67 69 71 72 73 74 74 73 RH..............75 67 61 55 51 49 48 46 48 49 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 6 TO 7 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM 20 FT WIND......NW 5 N 5 NE 3 E 2 E 2 SE 2 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 5 5 5 5 .WEDNESDAY... WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH UP TO 5 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2300-3400 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 4400-5400 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 5400-6500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 3400-4400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1300-2300 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 6 TO 7 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM 20 FT WIND......SE 3G5 SE 4G5 S 5G10 S 5G10 $$ FORECASTER...HOMANN REQUESTED BY...PATRICK WAGNER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090825.SLASH.01/FGF