FNUS73 KFGF 231455
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR MELBY WILLOWS...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
955 AM CDT TUE AUG 23 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON AUGUST 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
ANTICIPATE A HOT AND BREEZY DAY. THE WESTERLY WINDS BY THE BURN
TIME WILL BE AROUND 10 MPH...BUT WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON TOWARD
15MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. SUPERIOR MIXING WILL DEVELOP THIS
AFTERNOON THAT WILL DRAW VERY DRY AIR ALOFT TO THE GROUND LEVEL.
WHILE A MINIMUM RH NEAR 25 PERCENT WAS FORECAST...PLEASE BE
PREPARED FOR THE RH TO DROP AN EXTRA 5 PERCENT. ALSO...SINCE THE
HUMIDITY COULD DROP QUICKLY DEPENDING ON HOW FAST THE SUPERIOR
MIXING KICKS IN...THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY MAY FALL A BIT FASTER
THAN THE FORECAST.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....90-95.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20
                    MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3100-5000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 1800 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 13 TO 21 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........26  20  15  14  15  16  18  20
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............81  84  87  89  90  92  90  88
RH..............65  51  45  41  32  28  30  36
20 FT WIND DIR..SW  W   W   W   W   W   W   W
20 FT WIND SPD..8   9   10  11  12  12  11  9
20 FT WIND GUST.15  15  15  20  20  20  20  15

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
MAX HUMIDITY........62-67 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 9 TO 14 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........22     22     20     18     16     13
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............86     81     76     71     68     65
RH..............38     46     50     53     59     62
20 FT WIND......W 8    W 8    W 10   NW 11  NW 9   NW 7
20 FT WIND GUST.15     10     15     15     10     10

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500-7200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 9 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 31 TO
                    36 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM      10 AM     1 PM      4 PM
SKY (%).........11        11        11        9
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
TEMP............62        69        77        78
RH..............67        53        35        32
20 FT WIND......W 7G10    NW 15G25  NW 18G30  NW 18G30

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FORECASTER...WJB
REQUESTED BY...LINDY MCNEILUS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110823.MELBY.01/FGF