FNUS73 KFGF 181609
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR MISSION RX...FORT TOTTEN AGENCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
1109 AM CDT SUN APR 18 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 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 LOW TO MID 20S BY EARLY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL START GENERALLY
IN A SOUTHEASTERLY DIRECTION BECOMING MORE SOUTHERLY AT 10 TO 15
MPH BY MID AFTERNOON. WITH INVERSION ERODING BY IGNITION
TIME...SMOKE DISPERSAL SHOULD BE GOOD.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-67.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4600-5400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 8 TO 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 20
                    TO 22 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.

TIME (CDT)      11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........45  45  45  45  45  45  45  45
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............54  57  61  62  63  64  63  63
RH..............40  32  28  27  26  26  25  24
20 FT WIND DIR..SE  SE  SE  SE  S   S   S   S
20 FT WIND SPD..9   10  11  12  12  12  12  11
20 FT WIND GUST.15  15  15  15  20  20  15  15

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40.
MAX HUMIDITY........67-72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2900-4200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 9 TO 18 MPH DECREASING TO 6 TO 7 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........45     42     39     37     36     37
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............63     56     50     45     41     39
RH..............23     34     48     59     63     68
20 FT WIND......S 9    SE 6   SE 5   SE 5   SE 5   SE 5
20 FT WIND GUST.15     10            10     10     10

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500-7000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 6 TO 13 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM      10 AM     1 PM      4 PM
SKY (%).........39        43        47        49
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
TEMP............37        47        60        65
RH..............72        51        33        28
20 FT WIND......SE 5G10   SE 6G10   SE 10G15  SE 10G15

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FORECASTER...HOPKINS
REQUESTED BY...DARYL THREE IRONS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100418.MISSI.01/FGF