FNUS73 KFGF 261340
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR GLACIAL RIDGE...NATURE CONSERVANCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
840 AM CDT MON JUL 26 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0826 CDT ON JULY 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A BATCH OF SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL PASS THROUGH THE AREA
OF CONCERN THROUGH ABOUT 930 AM...IT SHOULD REMAIN DRY FOR THE
MOST PART THEREAFTER WITH TEMPERATURES WARMING TOWARD 90 DEGREES.
SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL BECOME VARIABLE IN AND NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS
WITH A POSSIBLE GUST TO NEAR 40 MPH. BETTER CHANCES FOR SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL RETURN LATER TONIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....84-89.
MIN HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2900-4500 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 12 TO 21 MPH INCREASING TO 24 TO 30 MPH
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........31  37  43  48  53  58  61  63  64  65  65  65
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM
TEMP............62  66  69  73  77  80  82  84  85  86  86  86
RH..............97  87  81  76  69  65  63  59  59  57  57  55
20 FT WIND DIR..S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
20 FT WIND SPD..9   10  11  12  12  12  12  14  14  15  14  14
20 FT WIND GUST.15  15  20  20  20  20  20  20  25  25  25  20

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....67-72.
MAX HUMIDITY........85-90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH
                    UNTIL EARLY MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2800-4000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1500 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 25 TO 30 MPH DECREASING TO 13 TO 20 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........65     68     71     75     79     82
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM
TEMP............85     81     76     73     71     70
RH..............57     63     74     79     84     87
20 FT WIND......S 12   S 11   S 11   S 11   S 11   S 10
20 FT WIND GUST.20     20     20     20     15     15

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FORECASTER...WJB
REQUESTED BY...JASON EKSTEIN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100726.GLACI.01/FGF