FNUS73 KFGF 191334 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR GLACIAL RIDGE...NATURE CONSERVANCY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 834 AM CDT TUE OCT 19 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 CDT ON OCTOBER 19. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... EXPECT FILTERED SUNSHINE AND DRY CONDITIONS THROUGH THE DAY AT THE PRESCRIBED BURN SITE AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS SOUTHERN CANADA. LIGHT SOUTHWEST WIND THIS MORNING WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AND INCREASE FROM 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. THE HIGH TEMPERATURE WILL TOP OUT NEAR 60 DEGREES WITH MINIMUM RH VALUES AROUND 35 PERCENT. AFTERNOON SMOKE DISPERSION WILL BE GOOD TO EXCELLENT. WEDNESDAY WILL BE SIMILAR TO TODAY...BUT BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-62. MIN HUMIDITY........31-36 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2400-3800 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO 3500-5100 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 1900 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 7 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 15 TO 24 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........56 54 51 49 46 44 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............52 55 58 59 59 57 RH..............46 41 37 36 36 38 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..14 16 16 16 14 11 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 25 25 20 15 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40. MAX HUMIDITY........77-82 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 TO 14 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........43 44 47 49 51 51 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............54 48 44 42 40 39 RH..............43 56 68 73 79 79 20 FT WIND......W 8 W 7 W 9 NW 11 W 9 W 8 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 15 15 15 10 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-59. MIN HUMIDITY........29-34 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 16 TO 21 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2300-3500 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 4600-5700 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON INCREASING TO 6900-8000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 5600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 3100 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 24 TO 30 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........51 46 43 46 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............37 41 51 56 RH..............82 70 46 35 20 FT WIND......W 8G15 NW 14G20 NW 17G25 NW 19G30 $$ FORECASTER...HOPKINS REQUESTED BY...JASON EKSTEIN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20101019.GLACI.01/FGF