FNUS73 KFGF 201355 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR GLACIAL RIDGE...NATURE CONSERVANCY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 855 AM CDT TUE APR 20 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0910 CDT ON APRIL 20. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... BURN CONDITIONS TODAY SHOULD BE VERY SIMILAR TO THOSE OBSERVED ON MONDAY. WIND SPEEDS SHOULD BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE TO START THE DAY BUT SHOULD BECOME NORTH BY LATE MORNING TO AROUND NOON. BY THAT POINT THEY SHOULD STAY CONSISTENTLY NORTH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THERE SHOULD BE A LOT OF SUNSHINE AGAIN WITH AFTERNOON MINIMUM HUMIDITY LEVELS DROPPING QUICKLY TO THE TEENS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73. MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9300-10500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 2 TO 10 MPH. TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........5 5 5 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 16 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............40 45 50 55 59 64 67 68 69 70 70 RH..............62 43 33 29 22 18 18 18 18 18 18 20 FT WIND DIR..VRB VRB VRB NE N N N N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 4 5 5 6 7 7 7 7 7 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....33-38. MAX HUMIDITY........56-61 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......8900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 6 TO 12 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........18 22 27 29 28 26 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............68 59 51 45 40 37 RH..............18 28 41 51 54 58 20 FT WIND......N 7 N 7 NE 7 NE 6 NE 5 NE 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...GODON REQUESTED BY...JASON EKSTEIN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100420.GLACI.01/FGF