FNUS73 KFGF 181412
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR GLACIAL RIDGE 2...NATURE CONSERVANCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
912 AM CDT TUE MAY 18 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 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 INFREQUENT GUSTS
AROUND 15 MPH. WITH A HIGH TEMPERATURE NEAR 80 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 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9400-9600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 8 TO 14 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........7   7   8   9   11  12  13
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............72  73  75  76  78  79  76
RH..............34  33  30  28  26  25  28
20 FT WIND DIR..S   S   S   S   S   S   S
20 FT WIND SPD..8   8   8   8   8   7   7
20 FT WIND GUST.15  15  15  15  15  15  15

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-54.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9200 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 (%).........13     10     7      5      8      13
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............78     72     64     59     55     52
RH..............28     36     50     64     72     77
20 FT WIND......S 6    SW 5   SW 5   S 5    S 6    S 6
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     10     10     10

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FORECASTER...KAISER
REQUESTED BY...JASON EKSTEIN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100518.GLACI.03/FGF