FNUS73 KFGF 181254 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR GLACIAL RIDGE...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 754 AM CDT TUE MAY 18 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 18. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... EXPECT SUNNY AND DRY CONDITIONS TODAY AT THE PRESCRIBED BURN SITE. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WIND THIS MORNING WILL INCREASE FROM THE SOUTH BY 10 AM AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 15 MPH. WITH A HIGH TEMPERATURE NEAR 80 DEGREES AND DRY AIR ALOFT...EXPECT MINIMUM RH VALUES AROUND 25 PERCENT. AFTERNOON SMOKE DISPERSION WILL BE EXCELLENT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82. MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9300-9500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 9 TO 14 MPH. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........6 6 6 6 7 8 9 11 12 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............66 70 72 73 75 76 78 79 76 RH..............43 37 34 33 30 28 26 25 28 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..7 8 9 9 9 8 8 8 7 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 .TONIGHT... MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-54. MAX HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM TEMP............78 72 64 59 55 52 RH..............28 36 50 64 72 77 20 FT WIND......S 7 SW 5 S 5 S 5 S 6 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 .WEDNESDAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80. MIN HUMIDITY........26-31 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM TEMP............51 63 73 77 RH..............80 52 37 31 20 FT WIND......S 7G10 S 9G15 S 11G20 S 10G15 $$ FORECASTER...ROGERS REQUESTED BY...PATRICK WAGNER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100518.GLACI.01/FGF