FNUS73 KFGF 031348
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR OAK RIDGE 1...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
848 AM CDT WED AUG 3 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1330 CDT ON AUGUST 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE HAS ALLOWED AREA TEMPERATURES TO FALL INTO THE MIDDLE
TO UPPER 50S EARLY THIS WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH TEMPERATURES
EXPECTED TO RISE INTO THE LOWER 80S. THIS WILL ALLOW MINIMUM
HUMIDITIES TO DROP AROUND THE 45 PERCENT RANGE. AS THE HIGH BEGINS
TO DRIFT EAST THROUGH THE DAY...WINDS WILL TURN TO THE SOUTHWEST
FROM 10 TO 15 MPH RAISING SMOKE DISPERSAL FROM POOR TO FAIR. THERE
IS A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND STORMS LATER THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-86.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500-3000 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 2 TO 9 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST AROUND
                    22 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........44  46  47  46  45  44  42
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............76  78  80  82  83  83  83
RH..............50  45  45  45  46  46  46
20 FT WIND DIR..S   S   S   S   S   S   S
20 FT WIND SPD..8   9   9   9   9   9   8
20 FT WIND GUST.15  15  15  15  15  15  15

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-95 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 14 TO 23 MPH DECREASING TO 7 TO 12 MPH
                    LATE IN THE EVENING.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........41     43     46     49     50     50
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............82     76     70     67     65     63
RH..............46     57     70     81     85     91
20 FT WIND......S 8    S 8    S 7    S 7    S 6    S 5
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     10     10     10     10

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FORECASTER...HOPKINS
REQUESTED BY...DARRIN FRANCO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110803.OAKRI.01/FGF