FNUS73 KFGF 171134
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR HOFFSTRAND...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
634 AM CDT MON MAY 17 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SUNNIER TODAY THAN YESTERDAY WITH SOUTH WINDS AS HIGH PRESSURE
REMAINS IN PLACE OVER THE GREAT LAKES. TEMPS WELL INTO THE 70S AS
SUNNY SKIES ALLOW EFFICIENT MIXING AND MIN RHS DROPPING DOWN INTO
THE LOW 30S. SMOKE DISPERSION WILL BE EXCELLENT TODAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8600-10300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 7 TO 16 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........41  44  46  46  44  41  37  33  29
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............59  63  66  70  72  74  74  75  75
RH..............58  51  47  41  39  36  36  35  35
20 FT WIND DIR..S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
20 FT WIND SPD..7   8   8   9   9   10  10  9   9
20 FT WIND GUST.15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-52.
MAX HUMIDITY........87-92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 8 TO 16 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........25     22     21     19     16     12
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............74     69     61     56     53     50
RH..............37     45     61     74     82     90
20 FT WIND......S 9    S 8    S 8    S 7    S 7    S 6
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     15     10     10     10

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FORECASTER...KAISER
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS ROED
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100517.HOFFS.01/FGF