FNUS73 KFGF 081441
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR ZILMER...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
841 AM CST MON NOV 8 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CST ON NOVEMBER 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
EXPECT A WARM AND SUNNY DAY WITH LIGHT SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS IN THE
5 TO 10 MPH RANGE. RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 45
TO 50 PERCENT. THE MINIMUM RH COULD BE 5 PERCENT LOWER IF THE
MIXING IS STRONGER THAN EXPECTED. HOWEVER...MIXING HEIGHTS AND
WIND ALOFT ARE BOTH A BIT LIMITED...SO SMOKE DISPERSAL IS
EXPECTED TO BE IN THE FAIR CATEGORY FOR TODAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-63.
MIN HUMIDITY........46-51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 900-2300 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 8 TO 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 15
                    TO 23 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING
                    TO THE SOUTHEAST 9 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CST)      11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........34  33  33  33  32  32  32
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............51  55  58  60  60  58  54
RH..............67  60  58  53  51  53  59
20 FT WIND DIR..SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
20 FT WIND SPD..7   7   7   7   7   6   6
20 FT WIND GUST.10  10  10  10  10  10  10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-43.
MAX HUMIDITY........82-87 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 8 TO 9 MPH.

TIME (CST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........32     32     33     35     38     40
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............50     47     44     42     41     40
RH..............61     68     77     84     85     86
20 FT WIND......SE 6   SE 6   SE 6   SE 6   SE 6   SE 6
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     10     10     10

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-67.
MIN HUMIDITY........43-48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 9 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO 26
                    MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CST)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
SKY (%).........42        41        41        45
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
TEMP............40        45        59        64
RH..............87        79        56        48
20 FT WIND......SE 7G10   SE 8G15   SE 12G20  SE 12G20

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FORECASTER...HOPKINS
REQUESTED BY...CORY HENRY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101108.ZILME.01/FGF