FNUS73 KFGF 171326
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR PETESBRUSH...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
826 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 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. THERE COULD BE A FEW
SPRINKLES TODAY...BUT DO NOT ANTICIPATE ANY ACCUMULATION.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........34-39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING
                    LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8500-9200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 TO 14 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........52  51  50  48  45  42  39  36
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............65  67  70  71  72  73  73  73
RH..............53  49  47  46  43  40  39  41
20 FT WIND DIR..S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
20 FT WIND SPD..5   5   7   7   7   6   5   4
20 FT WIND GUST.    10  15  15  15  10  10  5

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FORECASTER...GROCHOCINSKI
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT LAUDENSLAGER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100517.PETES.01/FGF