FNUS73 KFGF 211300
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR ZILMER...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
800 AM CDT THU OCT 21 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON OCTOBER 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

EXPECT A SUNNY AND RELATIVELY WARM DAY. LIGHT WINDS FROM THE WEST
ARE ANTICIPATED FOR MOST OF THE AFTERNOON UNTIL THE WINDS
TRANSITION TO SOUTHERLY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSION
WILL BE ONLY BE FAIR DUE TO THE LACK OF WIND FLOW. THE MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY SHOULD GET CLOSE TO 30 PERCENT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-57.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST UP TO 5 MPH LATE
                    IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2800-4400 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 1600 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 12 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........45  44  43  40  37  32  28  24
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............41  45  48  51  53  54  52  48
RH..............57  51  47  43  38  35  38  46
20 FT WIND DIR..W   W   W   W   W   SW  SW  S
20 FT WIND SPD..4   5   5   5   5   5   5   4
20 FT WIND GUST.5                           5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40.
MAX HUMIDITY........62-67 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN
                    THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 6 TO 10 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........20     15     12     11     12     14
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............46     44     42     41     40     38
RH..............49     51     53     55     58     63
20 FT WIND......S 4    S 5    S 6    S 7    S 7    S 7
20 FT WIND GUST.5             10     10     10     10

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-66.
MIN HUMIDITY........37-42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHWEST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM      10 AM     1 PM      4 PM
SKY (%).........16        15        13        13
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
TEMP............37        46        59        62
RH..............67        53        42        43
20 FT WIND......S 7G10    S 7G10    SW 6G10   NW 5G10

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FORECASTER...GROCHOCINSKI
REQUESTED BY...CORY HENRY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101021.ZILME.01/FGF