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SPOT FORECAST FOR WIGEN WPA...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
734 AM CDT MON APR 26 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 CDT ON APRIL 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

CLOUDY SKIES THIS MORNING WILL GIVE WAY TO INCREASING SUNSHINE
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL BE FROM THE NORTH AROUND 10
MPH. THE DIRECTION COULD FLUCTUATE A BIT FROM THE NNW TO NNE. THE
GOOD MIXING HEIGHTS WILL DRAW DOWN WIND GUSTS OF UP TO 20 MPH...AS
WELL AS DRIER AIR FROM ALOFT. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DECREASE
SLOWLY THIS MORNING...BUT PICK UP THE PACE DURING THE AFTERNOON
WITH THE INCREASING SUNSHINE. THE MINIMUM RH NEAR 30 PERCENT WILL
LIKELY NOT BE REACHED UNTIL A LITTLE LATER THAN USUAL...AT AROUND
4 OR 5 PM. SMOKE DISPERSION WILL BE GOOD NEAR BURN TIME...BUT
IMPROVE BY THE EARLY AFTERNOON TO VERY GOOD.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-64.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 15 TO 22 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........78  73  68  63  57  52
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............59  60  60  61  61  61
RH..............45  44  38  32  29  30
20 FT WIND DIR..N   N   N   N   N   N
20 FT WIND SPD..12  12  12  11  10  10
20 FT WIND GUST.20  20  20  15  15  15

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-42.
MAX HUMIDITY........69-74 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 7 TO 15 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........47     38     30     23     14     7
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............60     56     50     46     42     39
RH..............32     35     51     66     69     71
20 FT WIND......N 9    N 8    N 7    N 6    N 5    NW 5
20 FT WIND GUST.15     10     10     10     10

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-69.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM      10 AM     1 PM      4 PM
SKY (%).........6         24        44        50
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
TEMP............40        53        65        66
RH..............74        47        29        28
20 FT WIND......NW 5      NW 5      W 5       SW 5

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FORECASTER...GROCHOCINSKI
REQUESTED BY...TERRY GWILLIAMS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100426.WIGEN.01/FGF