FNUS73 KFGF 231406
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR AGASSIZ DUNES SNA...NATURE CONSERVANCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
906 AM CDT SAT OCT 23 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON OCTOBER 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
EXPECT RAIN SHOWERS TO SPREAD NORTH INTO THE BURN AREA EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AFFECTS THE REGION. INCREASING
DEWPOINTS DURING THE COURSE OF THE DAY WILL KEEP MINIMUM
HUMIDITIES AROUND THE 50 PERCENT RANGE. EASTERLY WINDS WILL
INCREASE A BIT AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT TIGHTENS...ALLOWING FOR
BETTER SMOKE DISPERSAL.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....51-56.
MIN HUMIDITY........51-56 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 9 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 12 TO 20 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........64  68  71  74  75  76  77
WEATHER COV.....    ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO
WEATHER TYPE....    RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW
TEMP............48  51  52  53  52  52  50
RH..............61  56  57  58  59  62  68
20 FT WIND DIR..E   NE  NE  E   E   E   E
20 FT WIND SPD..10  10  10  10  9   8   7
20 FT WIND GUST.15  15  15  15  15  15  10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........88-93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 7 TO 8 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........77     78     77     75     70     63
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............49     46     45     43     43     42
RH..............71     76     84     89     90     91
20 FT WIND......E 6    E 6    E 6    E 5    E 5    E 5
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     10     10     10

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....51-56.
MIN HUMIDITY........64-69 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2400-2600 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 7 TO 16 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM      10 AM     1 PM      4 PM
SKY (%).........58        54        54        60
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
TEMP............42        45        50        53
RH..............93        86        74        69
20 FT WIND......E 5G10    E 6G10    E 5G10    E 6G10

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FORECASTER...HOPKINS
REQUESTED BY...MATT MECKLENBURG
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101023.AGASS.01/FGF