FNUS73 KFGF 181339 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR GLACIAL RIDGE...NATURE CONSERVANCY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 839 AM CDT SUN APR 18 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 18. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 60S FOR TODAY COMBINED WITH RELATIVELY LOW DEWPOINTS WILL HELP DRIVE MINIMUM HUMIDITIES INTO THE UPPER TEENS AND LOWER 20S BY EARLY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL START GENERALLY IN A SOUTHEASTERLY DIRECTION BECOMING MORE SOUTHERLY AT 5 TO 10 MPH. WITH INVERSION ERODING BY IGNITION TIME...SMOKE DISPERSAL SHOULD BE FAIR TO GOOD. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-69. MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4800-5600 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 7 TO 12 MPH. TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........18 19 20 21 22 22 22 22 22 22 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............43 48 54 59 63 65 66 66 66 64 RH..............47 39 30 25 21 20 19 18 18 18 20 FT WIND DIR..SE S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40. MAX HUMIDITY........67-72 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......3000-4300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 8 TO 10 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........22 23 24 26 31 36 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............65 57 50 46 42 39 RH..............19 30 44 55 66 71 20 FT WIND......S 5 S 5 S 4 S 3 S 4 S 4 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 5 5 5 5 .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70. MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6700-8200 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 TO 10 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........40 39 39 40 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............37 48 61 67 RH..............72 46 28 22 20 FT WIND......S 4G5 S 5G10 SE 5G10 S 5G10 $$ FORECASTER...HOPKINS REQUESTED BY...JASON EKSTEIN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100418.GLACI.01/FGF