FNUS73 KFGF 201220
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR AGR 24...US FISH AND WILDLIFE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
720 AM CDT WED OCT 20 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 CDT ON OCTOBER 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
LIGHT NORTHWEST WINDS THIS MORNING WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 MPH
BY IGNITION TIME. WIND MAY GUST UP TO 35 TO 40 MPH DURING THE
AFTERNOON. WITH THE STRONG WINDS...SMOKE DISPERSAL WILL BE EXCELLENT.
CLOUDS EARLY THIS MORNING SHOULD SHIFT SOUTH OF THE AREA BY
IGNITION TIME.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-58.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO AROUND 40 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600-2600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3600-4600 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO
                    5600-7500 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY
                    AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 3600-5300 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 17 TO 24 MPH INCREASING TO 33 TO 40
                    MPH.

TIME (CDT)      11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........53  50  47  44  40  37  34  32
WEATHER COV.....ISO ISO
WEATHER TYPE....RW  RW
TEMP............50  53  55  55  54  53  50  48
RH..............51  46  40  38  38  38  39  42
20 FT WIND DIR..W   NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW
20 FT WIND SPD..14  19  22  23  23  22  22  21
20 FT WIND GUST.25  30  35  40  40  35  35  35

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....27-32.
MAX HUMIDITY........79-84 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 5 TO 7 MPH
                    LATE IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-2800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 24 TO 32 MPH BECOMING WEST 7 TO 8
                    MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........31     33     37     41     43     44
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............45     40     37     34     32     30
RH..............47     58     67     75     79     82
20 FT WIND......NW 15  NW 10  NW 7   NW 6   W 5    W 5
20 FT WIND GUST.25     15     15     10     10     10

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-53.
MIN HUMIDITY........41-46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1600-2800 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 7 TO 12 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM      10 AM     1 PM      4 PM
SKY (%).........42        33        23        20
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
TEMP............29        35        46        50
RH..............81        72        51        46
20 FT WIND......W 5G10    W 5G10    W 6G10    W 6G10

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FORECASTER...HOPPES
REQUESTED BY...DARRIN FRANCO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101020.AGR24.01/FGF