FNUS73 KFGF 011228 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR GLACIAL RIDGE...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 728 AM CDT THU AUG 1 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON AUGUST 01. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WINDS WILL START OUT LIGHT AND VARIABLE WITH NOT MUCH MIXING BUT NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 10 MPH AND MIXING WILL IMPROVE BY IGNITION TIME. SKIES WILL BE PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY AND WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB INTO THE UPPER 70S. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL TO JUST UNDER 40 PERCENT. THE NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BEFORE BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE AGAIN THIS EVENING. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79. MIN HUMIDITY........34-39 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 6 TO 11 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7300-8700 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 7 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO 21 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........41 40 39 38 37 37 36 36 35 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............68 72 73 74 75 76 76 76 75 RH..............56 49 45 42 40 39 39 40 41 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W NW NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..5 7 9 11 11 11 10 9 9 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-55. MAX HUMIDITY........81-86 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......8200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 13 TO 21 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 6 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........35 30 23 18 19 21 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............74 68 63 60 57 53 RH..............45 56 67 76 81 86 20 FT WIND......NW 8 NW 7 NW 6 NW 5 N 4 N 4 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 5 5 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76. MIN HUMIDITY........36-41 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5700-5900 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 8 TO 13 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........24 27 29 32 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............53 66 71 73 RH..............83 56 46 41 20 FT WIND......N 5G10 N 9G15 N 9G15 N 9G15 $$ FORECASTER...JR REQUESTED BY...DARRIN FRANCO TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130801.GLACI.01/FGF