FNUS73 KFGF 231249
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR GLACIAL RIDGE...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
749 AM CDT MON JUL 23 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON JULY 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS THE REGION TODAY WILL RESULT IN PARTLY TO
MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES AND SEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW TO
MID 80S. LIGHT WINDS THIS MORNING WILL BECOME NORTH AT AROUND 5 TO
10 MPH BY MIDDAY. GIVEN THE WEAK FLOW...SOME VARIABILITY IN WIND
DIRECTION IS POSSIBLE AT TIMES...BUT A PREDOMINANT NORTHERLY
COMPONENT IS EXPECTED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL FALL TO AROUND 35
PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. WITH THE DRY HIGH PRESSURE IN PLACE...IT
IS POSSIBLE THAT THE RH MAY EVEN DROP A BIT LOWER. WINDS WILL
BECOME LIGHT ONCE AGAIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON...WITH RH RISING TO
ABOVE 75 PERCENT TONIGHT.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-87.
MIN HUMIDITY........36-41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700-2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5200-5700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 9 TO 18 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 8 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........34  38  41  40  38  35  32  28
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............77  79  81  82  83  84  84  84
RH..............57  53  50  48  45  43  42  41
20 FT WIND DIR..N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N
20 FT WIND SPD..7   7   7   7   7   6   5   4
20 FT WIND GUST.10  10  10  10  10  10  10  5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....58-63.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN
                    THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3900-5700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 TO 8 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........25     21     18     16     15     16
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............82     75     68     65     62     60
RH..............43     53     66     73     78     80
20 FT WIND......N 4    NE 5   NE 5   E 6    E 5    E 4
20 FT WIND GUST.5             10     10            5

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-90.
MIN HUMIDITY........29-34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6500-7000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 6 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 14
                    TO 16 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM      10 AM     1 PM      4 PM
SKY (%).........18        24        33        39
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............63        79        85        87
RH..............70        40        35        35
20 FT WIND......E 5G10    E 8G10    E 8G10    SE 8G10

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FORECASTER...MAKOWSKI
REQUESTED BY...DARRIN FRANCO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120723.GLACI.01/FGF