FNUS73 KFGF 171235
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR NELSON KLEFSTAD WPA...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
735 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........32-37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9600-10800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 7 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 15
                    TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........57  58  59  58  55  51  47  42  38
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............61  65  67  71  73  74  74  75  75
RH..............65  58  53  46  42  39  38  37  37
20 FT WIND DIR..SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
20 FT WIND SPD..5   5   6   7   7   7   7   7   6
20 FT WIND GUST.10  10  10  15  15  15  15  15  10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-52.
MAX HUMIDITY........81-86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 6 TO 14 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........34     29     26     24     21     19
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............74     69     61     56     53     50
RH..............39     46     60     70     76     83
20 FT WIND......SE 6   SE 6   SE 5   S 5    S 5    S 4
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     10            5

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........31-36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 6 TO 11 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7700-8100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 6 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 16
                    TO 17 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM      10 AM     1 PM      4 PM
SKY (%).........17        16        17        17
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
TEMP............49        61        72        75
RH..............86        58        42        38
20 FT WIND......S 4G5     S 6G10    SE 9G15   SE 10G15

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FORECASTER...KAISER
REQUESTED BY...JEFF OLSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100517.NELSO.01/FGF