FNUS73 KFGF 011350
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR OLD HEADQUARTERS...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
850 AM CDT FRI OCT 1 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON OCTOBER 1. IF
CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A BAND OF SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS
THE BURN AREA THIS MORNING. BEHIND THE FRONT...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO
THE NORTHEAST AND SKIES WILL BECOME MOSTLY SUNNY. SUNSHINE IN THE
AFTERNOON HOURS WILL HELP RAISE TEMPERATURES AND ALLOW MINIMUM
HUMIDITIES TO LOWER INTO THE 45 TO 50 PERCENT RANGE. SMOKE
DISPERSAL WILL IMPROVE THIS AFTERNOON AS WIND GUSTS INCREASE FROM
15 TO 25 MILES PER HOUR BY LATE AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-63.
MIN HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500-3600 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 8 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO 23 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........68  66  63  58  53  48  42  37
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............55  56  57  59  60  60  58  55
RH..............68  73  77  66  56  50  51  57
20 FT WIND DIR..NE  N   N   N   N   N   N   N
20 FT WIND SPD..5   5   6   9   12  14  12  10
20 FT WIND GUST.10  10  10  15  20  25  20  15

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FROST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-37.
MAX HUMIDITY........87-92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 17 TO 25 MPH DECREASING TO 6 TO 15
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........33     31     30     31     31     30
WEATHER COV.....                     PATCHY PATCHY PATCHY
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   FROST  FROST  FROST
TEMP............56     47     43     40     38     36
RH..............55     70     77     82     84     87
20 FT WIND......N 8    N 6    N 5    N 5    NE 4   NE 3
20 FT WIND GUST.15     10     10     10     5      5

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-58.
MIN HUMIDITY........38-43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2300-3600 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 3 TO 5 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM      10 AM     1 PM      4 PM
SKY (%).........28        19        9         7
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
TEMP............34        40        50        55
RH..............92        73        51        43
20 FT WIND......NE 3G5    E 4G5     E 4G5     E 1

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FORECASTER...HOPKINS
REQUESTED BY...TROY BOSCHEE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101001.OLDHE.01/FGF