FNUS73 KFGF 161413
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR GLACIAL RIDGE...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
913 AM CDT MON APR 16 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON APRIL 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
NORTHERLY WINDS THIS MORNING WILL SHIFT TO NORTHWEST BY NOON TIME
AND SHOULD HOLD UP NEAR 20 MPH THROUGH AT LEAST MID AFTERNOON.
EXPECT A REDUCTION TO NEAR 10 MPH BY 1700 OR 1800. SCATTERED HIGH
AND MID LEVEL CLOUDS SHOULD DO IT FOR THE CLOUD COVER.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....40-45.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO
                    10 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3200-4900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000-5200 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 22 TO 31 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 15
                    TO 21 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........42  39  37  35  34  34  34
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............35  37  39  40  41  42  41
RH..............48  43  38  37  34  32  33
20 FT WIND DIR..N   N   N   NW  NW  NW  NW
20 FT WIND SPD..18  18  17  17  16  10  9
20 FT WIND GUST.20  20  20  15  15  15  15

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....26-31.
MAX HUMIDITY........63-68 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTH UP
                    TO 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3400-4900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1800 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 7 TO 14 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........34     34     35     37     39     40
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............40     34     31     30     29     28
RH..............34     43     51     55     60     66
20 FT WIND......NW 9   W 6    S 4    SE 3   SE 3   S 4
20 FT WIND GUST.15     10     5      5      5      5

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-61.
MIN HUMIDITY........33-38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7300-8200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 13 TO 20 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM      10 AM     1 PM      4 PM
SKY (%).........42        43        47        61
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
TEMP............30        44        54        57
RH..............66        45        38        38
20 FT WIND......S 5G10    S 7G10    S 8G15    S 9G15

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FORECASTER...WJB
REQUESTED BY...DARRIN FRANCO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120416.GLACI.01/FGF