FNUS73 KFGF 191224
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR MELLIN...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
724 AM CDT MON APR 19 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER EASTERN MINNESOTA AND WESTERN
WISCONSIN TODAY. A LIGHT AND VARIABLE WIND TO START THE DAY WILL
BECOME SOUTHEAST AT 5 TO 10 MPH FROM MID MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSON TODAY WILL BE BE GREAT DUE TO LIGHT WINDS IN THE
MIXING LAYER. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES IN THE DERRICK AREA
DROPPED INTO THE LOWER 20S ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EXPECT A VERY
SIMILAR TREND TODAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6700-7800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 3 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 8 TO 13 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........43  43  43  43  43  42  42  40  39
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............51  55  60  63  65  65  65  65  63
RH..............42  35  29  25  23  23  23  23  24
20 FT WIND DIR..SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
20 FT WIND SPD..7   8   9   9   9   9   8   8   7
20 FT WIND GUST.10  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....34-39.
MAX HUMIDITY........77-82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 6
                    MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 6 TO 7 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........37     30     22     17     18     22
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............61     56     49     42     38     36
RH..............26     32     42     57     70     82
20 FT WIND......E 6    E 5    E 4    E 3    E 4    NE 5
20 FT WIND GUST.10            5      5      5

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FORECASTER...RIDDLE
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS ROED
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100419.MELLI.01/FGF