FNUS73 KFGF 221217
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR MEKINOCK...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
717 AM CDT TUE SEP 22 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON SEPTEMBER 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SOME LIGHT DRIZZLE OCCURRED IN THE BURN AREA YESTERDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING
WITH TRACE AMOUNTS RECORDED AT THE AIR BASE AND AT THE GRAND FORKS AIRPORT.
CLEARING LINE RUNS FROM CAVALIER TO WEST OF GRAFTON TO DEVILS LAKE AT 7 AM
AND THIS WILL MOVE SLOWLY SOUTHEAST TODAY WITH CLEARING TAKING PLACE
IN CENTRAL GRAND FORKS COUNTY IN NEAR 10 AM OR SO  THEN MOSTLY SUNNY
THIS AFTERNOON.  NORTH WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY AT TIMES UP TO 20 MPH.

LIGHT WINDS ON WEDNESDAY WITH WARMER TEMPERATURES AND LOWER HUMIDITIES.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEARING MID TO LATE MORNING...THEN MOSTLY SUNNY
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........38-43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH
                    UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2600-4500 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON...THEN
                    DECREASING TO 1800 FT AGL LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 14 TO 22 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO 26 MPH
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN
                    DECREASING TO 13 TO 15 MPH LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........71  68  45  30  30  30  30  30  30
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............60  62  65  66  68  68  69  69  68
RH..............79  69  59  54  51  46  43  45  47
20 FT WIND DIR..N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N
20 FT WIND SPD..11  11  11  11  11  10  9   8   6
20 FT WIND GUST.20  20  20  20  20  15  15  15  10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-47.
MAX HUMIDITY........81-86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 2 TO 10 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........31     26     24     22     21     22
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............66     57     53     50     48     46
RH..............48     56     68     77     79     83
20 FT WIND......N 5    NW 5   NW 4   W 3    W 3    W 2
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     5      5      5      5

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FORECASTER...RIDDLE
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS ROED
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090922.MEKIN.01/FGF