FNUS73 KFGF 231423
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR BENEDICTS...MNDNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
923 AM CDT WED SEP 23 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON SEPTEMBER 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
EXPECT A WARM DAY WITH SUNNY SKIES AND VERY LIGHT SOUTHWEST
WINDS AS HIGH PRESSURE INFLUENCES THE REGION. LARGER FIRES MAY
INFLUENCE LOCAL WIND FIELDS DUE TO THE WEAK SURFACE WINDS
EXPECTED TODAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS ANTICIPATED TO REACH A MINIMUM
NEAR 30 TO 35 PERCENT BY MID AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSION LOOKS POOR
DUE TO THE LACK OF SIGNIFICANT WIND FLOW.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........33-38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST UP TO 5 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3800-4800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 3 TO 9 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........16  17  17  16  15  14  13  12
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............58  63  66  70  72  73  73  72
RH..............66  53  45  43  39  38  39  41
20 FT WIND DIR..W   SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW
20 FT WIND SPD..3   3   5   5   5   5   5   5
20 FT WIND GUST.5   5   10

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FORECASTER...DK
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT LAUDENSLAGER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090923.BENED.01/FGF