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SPOT FORECAST FOR MU 3 KRAUSE UNIT...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
637 AM CDT TUE APR 20 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CDT ON APRIL 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS TODAY WITH NEARLY CLEAR SKIES. WINDS WILL
TRY TO BECOME NORTHERLY DURING THE LATE MORNING...UNCERTAINTY
EXISTS IN IF THE WEAK GRADIENT WILL ACTUALLY MAKE IT AS FAR SOUTH AS
YOUR BURN SIGHT...MAY SEE MORE OF AN EASTERLY COMPONENT INSTEAD OF
NORTH. MIN RHS ONCE AGAIN WILL DROP QUICKLY WITH THE DRY COLUMN
AND FULL SUN...REACHING AROUND 20 PERCENT BY EARLY AFTERNOON.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 8 MPH LATE IN
                    THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10100-10500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 1 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 9 TO
                    13 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........18  17  17  16  16  16  15  16  16  16
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............47  52  58  62  67  69  71  72  73  73
RH..............54  47  41  29  23  23  22  22  22  22
20 FT WIND DIR..NW  N   N   N   NE  NE  N   N   N   N
20 FT WIND SPD..1   2   4   5   6   7   6   6   5   5
20 FT WIND GUST.    5   5   10  10  15  10  10  10  10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-41.
MAX HUMIDITY........77-82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 6 TO 9 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........17     19     21     21     17     12
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............71     62     54     48     43     40
RH..............22     31     44     54     62     73
20 FT WIND......N 5    N 5    N 5    NE 5   N 5    N 5
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     10     10     10

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 6 TO 12 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM      10 AM     1 PM      4 PM
SKY (%).........9         15        23        22
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
TEMP............38        49        61        66
RH..............82        58        35        30
20 FT WIND......N 5G10    NE 5G10   NE 7G15   N 8G15

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FORECASTER...KAISER
REQUESTED BY...JEFF OLSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100420.MU3KR.01/FGF