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SPOT FORECAST FOR GLACIAL RIDGE PROJECT...THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
715 AM CDT THU MAY 19 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
EXPECT A MIX OF HIGH AND MID LEVEL CLOUDS TODAY...WITH WIND CLOSER
TO A DUE EAST DIRECTION AVERAGING AROUND 10 MPH.  TEMPERATURES STARTING
OFF WARMER TODAY WILL MREAN A MORE RAPID RISE...BUT HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE
FORECAST TO BE SIMILAR TO THOSE ON WEDNESDAY.  RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES
WILL NOT DROP NEARLY AS LOW AS PAST DAYS DUE TO INCREASING AMOUNTS OF
LOW LEVEL MOISTURE KEEPING DEW POINT TEMPERATURES UP.  EXPECT RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES ABOUT 10 PERCENT HIGHER FOR MINIMUMS THAN THE PAST TWO
DAYS.

TONIGHT WILL BE A MILD NIGHT WITH CONTINUED SLOW INCREASE IN LOW LEVEL
MOISTURE.  RAIN SHOWERS WILL MOVE IN FRIDAY GIVING LIGHT AMOUNTS...AROUND
ONE QUARTER INCH.  ADDITIONAL RAIN WILL COME SATURDAY GIVING ONE HALF INCH
TO 1 INCH AMOUNTS.



.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........33-38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8100-9000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 10 TO 16 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........59  60  60  60  60  60  60  59  59
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............64  67  69  71  73  73  74  74  74
RH..............50  45  42  39  38  38  38  40  40
20 FT WIND DIR..E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E
20 FT WIND SPD..6   6   7   8   7   6   6   6   7
20 FT WIND GUST.10  10  15  15  15  10  10  10  15

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-57.
MAX HUMIDITY........81-86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 12 TO 18 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........58     56     54     53     52     52
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............73     66     61     58     55     54
RH..............41     52     62     75     83     86
20 FT WIND......E 7    E 6    E 6    SE 6   E 7    E 7
20 FT WIND GUST.15     10     10     10     10     10

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FORECASTER...RIDDLE
REQUESTED BY...JASON EKSTEIN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110519.GLACI.02/FGF