FNUS73 KFGF 211222
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR PIGEON POINT...NATURE CONSERVANCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
722 AM CDT FRI OCT 21 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON OCTOBER 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

EXPECT A WARM AND PARTLY SUNNY DAY. THE WINDS WILL BECOME
NORTHWESTERLY BY IGNITION TIME DUE TO A WEAK COLD FRONT COMING
THROUGH THE LOCATION LATE THIS MORNING. THE WINDS WILL REMAIN
NORTHWESTERLY THROUGH THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON. THERE WILL BE
GOOD SMOKE DISPERSION THROUGH 4 PM...BUT FAIR FOR THE REST OF THE
LATE AFTERNOON AS THE WIND FLOW AND MIXING HEIGHTS DECREASE WITH
THE SETTING SUN. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY SHOULD FALL TO NEAR 40
PERCENT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-67.
MIN HUMIDITY........38-43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000-4600 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 1900 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 8 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 13
                    TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........56  56  56  56  55  55  54
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............55  60  62  63  63  62  58
RH..............51  46  45  44  43  47  56
20 FT WIND DIR..W   NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW
20 FT WIND SPD..8   9   9   10  9   8   6
20 FT WIND GUST.15  15  15  15  15  15  10

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FORECASTER...GROCHOCINSKI
REQUESTED BY...ERIC HOFF
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111021.PIGEO.01/FGF