FNUS73 KFGF 161251
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR GLACIAL RIDGE...NATURE CONSERVANCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
751 AM CDT SUN MAY 16 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
CLOUDY AND COOLER THAN YESTERDAY WITH LIGHTER WINDS STILL FROM THE
SOUTH THOUGH AT 5 TO 10 MPH. MIN RHS SHOULD DROP DOWN TO AROUND 35
TO 40 PERCENT AS CLOUD COVER LIMITS MIXING AND SOUTHERLY WINDS
BRING IN A BIT MORE LOW LEVEL MOISTURE. EXCELLENT SMOKE DISPERSION
THIS AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........37-42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7900-9000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 18 TO 25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 25
                    TO 30 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.

TIME (CDT)      10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........68  69  70  71  73  74  76  77  78
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............59  62  64  67  68  69  70  70  70
RH..............63  56  52  47  45  43  42  43  44
20 FT WIND DIR..S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
20 FT WIND SPD..5   6   6   7   7   7   8   8   8
20 FT WIND GUST.10  10  10  10  10  15  15  15  15

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........89-94 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 17 TO 23 MPH DECREASING TO 3 TO 9 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........79     79     79     77     76     74
WEATHER COV.....S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............69     64     58     54     50     48
RH..............47     57     69     77     87     92
20 FT WIND......S 8    S 6    S 5    S 3    S 2    S 2
20 FT WIND GUST.15     10            5      5      5

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FORECASTER...KAISER
REQUESTED BY...JASON EKSTEIN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100516.GLACI.01/FGF