FNUS73 KFGF 091239
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR GLACIAL RIDGE...NATURE CONSERVANCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
739 AM CDT THU JUN 9 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON JUNE 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES WILL BE ACCOMPANIED WITH LIGHT WINDS OUT OF
THE EAST AT 5 TO 10 MPH. THE WIND DIRECTION MAY BE VARIABLE AT
TIMES DUE TO THESE LIGHTER WIND SPEEDS. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY
LEVELS WILL BE AROUND 53% AT THE START OF THE BURN AND WILL FALL
TO THE MID 40% RANGE BY EARLY AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSION WILL BE
GOOD THIS MORNING AND WILL IMPROVE TO BE EXCELLENT BY THE NOON
HOUR AND FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........59 AT IGNITION...MAX 65.
RH..................53 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 7 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5800-6400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 10 TO 14 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........54  55  56  56  55  53  51  49  49
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............57  59  61  63  64  64  65  65  64
RH..............57  53  48  46  44  43  41  41  45
20 FT WIND DIR..E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E
20 FT WIND SPD..6   6   7   7   7   8   8   7   7
20 FT WIND GUST.10  10  10  10  10  15  15  10  10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN
                    CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 48.
RH..................MAX 77 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500-6600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 12 TO 15 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM      10 PM     1 AM      4 AM
SKY (%).........49        60        74        85
WEATHER COV.....S CHC     S CHC     CHANCE    CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR    RNSHWR    RNSHWR    RNSHWR
TEMP............63        54        50        49
RH..............46        66        77        77
20 FT WIND......E 6G10    E 5G10    SE 5      SE 4G5

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FORECASTER...SROWE
REQUESTED BY...MATT MECKLENBURG TYPE OF
REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110609.GLACI.01/FGF