FNUS73 KFGF 161248
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR VESLADAHL...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
748 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........41-46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7500-8200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 20 TO 26 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 23
                    TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........73  74  75  76  77  78  79  80  80
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............58  62  64  67  68  69  70  70  70
RH..............66  58  55  50  49  48  46  47  48
20 FT WIND DIR..S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
20 FT WIND SPD..5   6   6   7   7   8   8   8   8
20 FT WIND GUST.10  10  10  10  15  15  15  15  15

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
MIN HUMIDITY........37-42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM      10 AM     1 PM      4 PM
SKY (%).........71        65        59        53
WEATHER COV.....S CHC     S CHC     S CHC     S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR    RNSHWR    RNSHWR    RNSHWR
RH..............93        68        51        42
20 FT WIND......S 2G5     S 5       S 6G10    S 5G10

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FORECASTER...KAISER
REQUESTED BY...STEVE SCHUMACHER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100516.VESLA.01/FGF