FNUS73 KFGF 221215
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR GETTE...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
715 AM CDT THU APR 22 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1500 CDT ON APRIL 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SUNNY WITH LIGHT WINDS TODAY FOR YOUR BURN. LIGHT SOUTH WINDS
COULD BRIEFLY JOG TO THE SOUTHWEST AROUND NOON BEFORE BECOMING
LIGHT AND VARIABLE IN THE LATTER PART OF THE AFTERNOON. MIN RHS
SHOULD DROP DOWN INTO THE 15 TO 20 PERCENT RANGE. GIVEN THE LIGHT
WINDS FIRE MAY CONTROL THE WIND FIELD AND CREATE ITS OWN
GUSTINESS.
.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING
                    LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6200-6800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........24  24  24  24  25
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............62  64  64  65  65
RH..............25  21  19  20  22
20 FT WIND DIR..S   S   S   S   S
20 FT WIND SPD..5   5   5   5   4
20 FT WIND GUST.10  10  10      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-41.
MAX HUMIDITY........69-74 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST UP TO 5 MPH IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........25     26     28     29     29     29
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............64     57     50     46     42     40
RH..............23     29     38     45     56     65
20 FT WIND......S 4    S 4    SE 5   SE 5   SE 5   SE 5
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5             10

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7100-9000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 6 TO 14 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM      10 AM     1 PM      4 PM
SKY (%).........31        37        44        46
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
TEMP............38        50        64        69
RH..............74        47        27        23
20 FT WIND......SE 5G10   SE 7G10   E 10G15   E 10G15

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FORECASTER...WJB
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS ROED
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100422.GETTE.01/FGF