FNUS73 KFGF 101129 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR GLACIAL RIDGE PROJECT...NATURE CONSERVANCY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 629 AM CDT TUE AUG 10 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 CDT ON AUGUST 10. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER SOUTH DAKOTA WILL LIFT NORTHEAST TODAY...SPREADING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE CENTRAL RED RIVER VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB INTO THE MID AND UPPER 80S TODAY WITH RH VALUES IN THE 45% TO 55% RANGE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-90. MIN HUMIDITY........49-54 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4600-6400 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 31 MPH. TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........53 55 58 60 62 65 67 70 73 75 77 WEATHER COV..... SCT SCT SCT NUM NUM NUM WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............70 73 76 79 82 84 85 86 87 87 87 RH..............81 73 68 62 59 55 53 53 52 52 52 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S SE SE E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..4 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....67-72. MAX HUMIDITY........92-97 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......4700-6400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 31 TO 36 MPH DECREASING TO 23 TO 26 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN DECREASING TO 10 TO 16 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING SHIFTING TO THE WEST AROUND 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........78 77 73 67 62 55 WEATHER COV.....OCNL OCNL OCNL SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............86 81 76 73 71 70 RH..............55 65 77 84 86 88 20 FT WIND......E 6 E 6 SE 5 S 4 SW 3 W 4 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...MF REQUESTED BY...JASON EKSTEIN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100810.GLACI.01/FGF