FNUS73 KFGF 311350
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR AGASSIZ NWR...USFWS AGR NWR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
850 AM CDT MON AUG 31 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 CDT ON AUGUST 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

EXPECT A SUNNY DAY IN THE 70S WITH LIGHT SOUTHERLY WINDS. RELATIVE
HUMIDITY IS ANTICIPATED TO REACH A MINIMUM NEAR 35 TO 40 PERCENT
THIS AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSION SHOULD BE GOOD DUE TO GOOD MIXING
MAKING UP FOR THE LACK OF WIND FLOW.

TUESDAY LOOKS SIMILAR EXCEPT WITH BETTER WIND FLOW.



.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........33-38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5300-5600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 9 TO 13 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........18  18  18  17  16  15  13  12
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............61  66  69  72  74  75  75  74
RH..............66  52  45  43  40  38  39  41
20 FT WIND DIR..S   SW  SW  SW  S   S   S   S
20 FT WIND SPD..7   8   8   8   7   6   5   5
20 FT WIND GUST.15  15  15  15  15  10  10  10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-53.
MAX HUMIDITY........84-89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3800-5500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-2000 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 9 TO 14 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........11     10     9      9      11     15
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............73     65     59     56     54     51
RH..............43     52     65     74     78     84
20 FT WIND......S 5    S 5    S 5    S 5    S 5    S 5
20 FT WIND GUST.10            10     10     10     10

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........39-44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4200-5600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 12 TO 18 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM      10 AM     1 PM      4 PM
SKY (%).........17        16        15        20
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
TEMP............50        60        72        77
RH..............89        66        48        43
20 FT WIND......S 5G10    S 8G15    S 11G20   S 9G15

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FORECASTER...GROCHOCINSKI
REQUESTED BY...DARRIN FRANCO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090831.AGASS.01/FGF