FNUS73 KFGF 171323
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR OLSON WEST...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
823 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...

TODAY WILL BE WARM AND PARTLY SUNNY AS HIGH PRESSURE CONTROLS THE
UPPER MIDWEST. EXPECT LIGHT SOUTHERLY WINDS...BUT DIRECTION
COULD BE VARIABLE UNTIL THE EARLY AFTERNOON. 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 AS HIGH AS 40 PERCENT IF MORE CUMULUS
CLOUDS DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON THAN EXPECTED.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........29-34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9800-10900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 14 TO 16 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........51  50  49  47  44  41  38  34  31
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............62  66  69  73  75  76  76  77  77
RH..............62  58  50  46  44  40  36  34  36
20 FT WIND DIR..S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
20 FT WIND SPD..5   5   7   8   8   7   6   5   5
20 FT WIND GUST.10  10  15  15  15  15  10  10  10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-51.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-95 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH UP TO 5 MPH EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 8 TO 14 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........28     25     23     21     17     13
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............76     70     62     56     52     49
RH..............41     47     61     74     87     95
20 FT WIND......S 4    S 4    S 4    S 4    S 4    S 5
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      5      5      5

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6800-8000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 7 TO 14 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM      10 AM     1 PM      4 PM
SKY (%).........11        13        16        16
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
TEMP............48        60        71        75
RH..............95        71        49        42
20 FT WIND......S 5G10    S 5G10    S 6G10    S 6G10

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FORECASTER...GROCHOCINSKI
REQUESTED BY...RANDY PRACHAR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100517.OLSON.01/FGF