FNUS73 KFGF 091315
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR GLACIAL RIDGE...NATURE CONSERVANCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
815 AM CDT FRI APR 9 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON APRIL 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A DRY FRONTAL PASSAGE WILL SWITCH WINDS FROM SOUTH TO NORTHWEST
BETWEEN 1PM AND 2PM THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS IN VICINITY OF THE FRONT
WILL BE LIGHT AND GRADUALLY INCREASE AFTER THEY SWITCH TO THE
NORTHWEST. LOOKING AT GUSTS AROUND 20 MPH WITH ISOLATED HIGHER
GUSTS POSSIBLE. HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DECREASE FAIRLY RAPIDLY AS THE
ATMOSPHERE HEATS OUT AND BE LOW THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS...MOST
LIKELY IN THE 20 TO 30 PERCENT RANGE. SMOKE DISPERSAL WILL BE FAIR
AT IGNITION TIME...AND INCREASE TO VERY GOOD IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-62.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20
                    MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5600-6800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 13 TO 21 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 17 TO
                    24 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........47  45  43  41  39  37  36
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............49  53  56  57  58  59  59
RH..............42  36  32  31  29  27  26
20 FT WIND DIR..S   S   SW  SW  W   W   W
20 FT WIND SPD..11  11  11  11  11  12  12
20 FT WIND GUST.15  15  20  20  20  20  20

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....29-34.
MAX HUMIDITY........61-66 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 12 TO 21 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 7
                    TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........35     36     39     41     39     36
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............57     50     43     39     35     33
RH..............27     33     43     50     59     63
20 FT WIND......W 10   W 8    W 6    W 5    W 5    W 4
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     10     10            5

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-59.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 8 TO 13 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10200-10500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 6 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO 25 TO 33 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM      10 AM     1 PM      4 PM
SKY (%).........33        34        34        34
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
TEMP............31        39        51        55
RH..............66        42        24        22
20 FT WIND......SW 4G5    W 9G15    W 12G20   W 12G20

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FORECASTER...HOPKINS
REQUESTED BY...JASON EKSTEIN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100409.GLACI.01/FGF