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SPOT FORECAST FOR GLACIAL RIDGE...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
759 AM CDT SUN MAY 20 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON MAY 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A MIX OF CLOUDS AND SUN FOR YOUR BURN WITH TEMPS MAXING OUT IN
THE UPPER 60S. MIN RHS SHOULD MIX DOWN INTO THE UPPER 20S TO NEAR
30 PERCENT AS NW WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS 15 TO 20 MPH
CREATE EFFICIENT MIXING. GOOD SMOKE DISPERSION IS EXPECTED.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7900-9000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 9 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO 21
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........47  47  45  42  38  34  31
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............63  65  66  67  68  68  67
RH..............37  35  34  33  32  31  30
20 FT WIND DIR..NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW
20 FT WIND SPD..9   9   10  11  11  11  11
20 FT WIND GUST.15  15  15  15  15  15  15

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-48.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 13 TO 17 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........27     20     15     13     16     21
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............66     58     52     50     47     45
RH..............32     43     55     62     68     74
20 FT WIND......N 9    N 4    NE 2   SE 2   SE 4   SE 4
20 FT WIND GUST.15     5      5      5      5      5

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 7 TO 12 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8300-9200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 9 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 20 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM      10 AM     1 PM      4 PM
SKY (%).........26        29        34        49
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............48        66        73        74
RH..............74        40        30        27
20 FT WIND......SE 4G5    S 7G10    S 9G15    S 12G20

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FORECASTER...KAISER
REQUESTED BY...DARRIN FRANCO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120520.GLACI.01/FGF