FNUS73 KFGF 171351
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR BLUESTEM-7...NATURE CONSERVANCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
851 AM CDT MON MAY 17 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MAY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

TODAY WILL BE WARM AND MOSTLY SUNNY AS HIGH PRESSURE CONTROLS THE
UPPER MIDWEST. EXPECT LIGHT SOUTHERLY WINDS. MIXING HEIGHTS WILL
BE EXCELLENT...SO SMOKE DISPERSION WILL BE EXCELLENT DESPITE THE
LIGHT WIND. RELATIVE HUMIDITY SHOULD GET DOWN TO NEAR 30
PERCENT...BUT COULD BE SLIGHTLY HIGHER IF MORE CUMULUS CLOUDS
DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON THAN EXPECTED.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9800-10900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 6 TO 13 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........57  57  56  53  50  45  41  37
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............66  69  72  74  75  75  76  76
RH..............50  43  39  38  35  32  31  33
20 FT WIND DIR..S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
20 FT WIND SPD..5   6   7   7   7   7   6   5
20 FT WIND GUST.10  10  15  15  15  15  10  10

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FORECASTER...GROCHOCINSKI
REQUESTED BY...MATT MECKLENBURG
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100517.BLUES.01/FGF