FNUS73 KFGF 081241
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR RIDGEWAY...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
741 AM CDT THU SEP 8 2011

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

.DISCUSSION...

EXPECT A WARM AND SUNNY DAY. THE WINDS BE CALM OR VERY LIGHT FROM
THE NORTHWEST OR NORTH. RELATIVE HUMIDITY SHOULD DIP DOWN TO NEAR
45 PERCENT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-83.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST UP TO 5 MPH LATE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2700-3900 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 4900-5900
                    FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON INCREASING TO
                    5800-6900 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON
                    DECREASING TO 4700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 3 TO 10 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............69  73  75  78  79  80  80  80
RH..............74  60  54  51  47  45  47  50
20 FT WIND DIR..NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW
20 FT WIND SPD..3   3   3   3   4   4   4   5
20 FT WIND GUST.5   5   5   5   5   5   5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. PATCHY FOG LATE IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-58.
MAX HUMIDITY........85-90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2400-3500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 8 TO 16 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........0      5      9      11     10     7
WEATHER COV.....                     PATCHY PATCHY PATCHY
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   FOG    FOG    FOG
TSTM COV........
TEMP............78     69     64     61     58     56
RH..............52     64     70     78     82     85
20 FT WIND......NW 5   NW 5   N 5    N 5    N 5    N 5
20 FT WIND GUST.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-84.
MIN HUMIDITY........34-39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000-5800 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 6300-7200
                    FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO
                    4900 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO
                    2600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 7 TO 10 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM      10 AM     1 PM      4 PM
SKY (%).........5         5         6         10
WEATHER COV.....PATCHY
WEATHER TYPE....FOG       NONE      NONE      NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............55        64        76        81
RH..............90        75        48        39
20 FT WIND......N 5       N 5       N 5G10    N 5G10

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FORECASTER...GROCHOCINSKI
REQUESTED BY...TROY BOSCHEE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110908.RIDGE.01/FGF