FNUS73 KFGF 201143
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR MELLIN...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
643 AM CDT TUE APR 20 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
LIGHT NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED AT YOUR BURN SITE
TODAY. WITH THE DRY COLUMN AND FULL SUN RHS WILL DROP QUICKLY AND
REACH MIN LEVELS BY EARLY AFTERNOON...INTO THE LOW 20S. GOOD SMOKE
DISPERSION AS MIXING HEIGHT RISES QUICKLY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8300-8700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 6 TO 13 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........5   5   6   6   6   6   7   8   9
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............47  53  57  61  64  66  66  67  67
RH..............46  41  32  28  28  27  26  26  26
20 FT WIND DIR..NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE
20 FT WIND SPD..8   9   10  10  10  10  10  10  10
20 FT WIND GUST.15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....31-36.
MAX HUMIDITY........67-72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 13 TO 21 MPH DECREASING TO 6 TO 9 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........10     16     22     26     25     22
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............65     57     48     43     38     35
RH..............26     34     44     52     58     66
20 FT WIND......NE 10  NE 9   NE 8   E 7    E 5    NE 5
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     15     15     10     10

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4900-6800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 6 TO 9 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM      10 AM     1 PM      4 PM
SKY (%).........20        22        25        23
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
TEMP............33        44        56        61
RH..............72        50        28        27
20 FT WIND......NE 5G10   NE 5G10   E 5G10    NE 5G10

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FORECASTER...KAISER
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS ROED
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100420.MELLI.01/FGF