FNUS73 KFGF 311249
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR GLACIAL RIDGE...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
749 AM CDT THU MAY 31 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 CDT ON MAY 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

WINDS WILL BE WEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH AT IGNITION TIME AND WILL REMAIN
WEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DECREASE
TO AROUND 25 TO 30 PERCENT WITH FEW IF ANY CLOUDS. SMOKE DISPERSAL
WILL BE FAIR AT IGNITION TIME AND SHOULD RISE INTO THE GOOD CATEGORY
BETWEEN 1 AND 2 PM CDT AND REMAIN IN THE GOOD CATEGORY FOR THE REST
OF THE AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST UP TO 5 MPH LATE IN
                    THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5200-6100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 6 TO 9 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........17  19  21  23  24  25  26  26
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............63  65  66  67  68  68  69  69
RH..............39  34  30  28  26  26  27  30
20 FT WIND DIR..W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W
20 FT WIND SPD..4   5   5   6   6   7   6   5
20 FT WIND GUST.5           10  10  10  10  10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-49.
MAX HUMIDITY........84-89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTH UP
                    TO 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000-4300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 7 TO 9 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........26     24     22     20     20     21
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............67     59     53     51     48     46
RH..............36     51     64     67     77     88
20 FT WIND......W 5    SW 5   SW 4   S 4    S 4    S 4
20 FT WIND GUST.10            5      5      5      5

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3900-5700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 6 TO 13 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM      10 AM     1 PM      4 PM
SKY (%).........25        40        56        63
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      NONE
TSTM COV........                    S CHC     S CHC
TEMP............50        65        71        71
RH..............80        48        35        40
20 FT WIND......S 5G10    S 7G10    SW 9G15   SW 9G15

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FORECASTER...HOPPES
REQUESTED BY...DARRIN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120531.GLACI.01/FGF