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SPOT FORECAST FOR GLACIAL RIDGE...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
912 AM CDT THU MAY 23 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST TODAY...WITH ABUNDANT SUNSHINE AND
SEASONABLY COOL TEMPERATURES. WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE FROM THE
EAST TO NORTHEAST AT AROUND 5 TO 10 MPH. SOME SLIGHTLY HIGHER WIND
SPEEDS IN THE 10 TO 15 MPH RANGE ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY FROM
MID MORNING INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON. WITH THE DRY EASTERLY
FLOW...RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE 25 TO 30
PERCENT RANGE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH UNTIL LATE
                    AFTERNOON BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5400-5700 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 22 TO 28 MPH DECREASING TO 9 TO 17 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.

TIME (CDT)      10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........7   7   7   7   6   6   5   4   4
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............57  61  62  64  64  64  65  65  65
RH..............44  39  36  33  31  29  28  28  28
20 FT WIND DIR..E   E   NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  E   E
20 FT WIND SPD..7   7   6   6   5   4   3   3   3
20 FT WIND GUST.10  10  10  10      5   5   5   5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3600-5300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 7 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH
                    AROUND 17 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........4      6      10     14     17     21
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............64     56     48     44     43     42
RH..............29     39     54     65     76     80
20 FT WIND......SE 4   E 6    E 7    SE 6   SE 7   SE 7
20 FT WIND GUST.5      10     10     10     10     10

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-69.
MIN HUMIDITY........32-37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3900-5600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 21 TO 24 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM      10 AM     1 PM      4 PM
SKY (%).........25        29        38        57
WEATHER COV.....                    ISOLTD    ISOLTD
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      NONE      RNSHWR    RNSHWR
TSTM COV........                    ISOLTD    ISOLTD
TEMP............46        60        66        64
RH..............71        44        37        43
20 FT WIND......SE 7G10   S 11G15   SE 13G20  SE 15G20

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FORECASTER...HOPKINS
REQUESTED BY...DARRIN FRANCO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130523.GLACI.01/FGF
National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office
