FNUS73 KFGF 261322 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR GLACIAL RIDGE...THE NATURE CONSERVANCY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 822 AM CDT WED AUG 26 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0830 CDT ON AUGUST 26. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE IS CURRENTLY SITUATED OVER WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA REFLECTED BY LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS NEAR THE BURN SITE. WINDS SHOULD BECOME MORE ESTABLISHED OUT OF THE SOUTH BY LATE MORNING BUT WILL REMAIN BELOW 10 MPH FOR THE BALANCE OF THE DAY. OTHERWISE...JUST SUNSHINE WITH NEAR SEASONAL TEMPERATURES AND HUMIDITIES EASING DOWN TO NEAR 40 PERCENT BY LATE AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81. MIN HUMIDITY........40-43 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2300-3300 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 6900 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 13 TO 17 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........17 20 22 25 27 29 31 31 31 30 30 29 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............54 55 58 63 67 71 73 75 77 78 78 78 RH..............84 95 86 72 65 59 53 48 45 43 43 44 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..3 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....57-62. MAX HUMIDITY........73-78 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 14 TO 18 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........28 29 30 32 33 35 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............76 70 66 63 62 60 RH..............48 59 67 71 74 78 20 FT WIND......S 5 S 5 S 5 S 5 S 5 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...WJB REQUESTED BY...JASON EKSTEIN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090826.GLACI.01/FGF