132  
FNUS73 KFGF 021247  
FWSFGF  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR BELLEVUE...US FISH AND WILDLIFE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND  
747 AM CDT THU OCT 2 2008  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON OCTOBER 02.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
EXPECT MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES AND DRY CONDITIONS AT THE PRESCRIBED BURN  
SITE TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY. LIGHT WESTERLY WINDS THIS MORNING WILL  
INCREASE SLIGHTLY AND SHIFT TO THE NORTH-NORTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON AS  
A COLD FRONT MOVES FROM NORTH TO SOUTH. THEN...TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY...  
WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE EAST-NORTHEAST AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE  
MOVES SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. MINIMUM RH  
VALUES TODAY AND TOMORROW WILL DIP INTO THE UPPER 30S TO LOW 40S WITH  
EXCELLENT OVERNIGHT RECOVERY. POOR VENTILATION RATES THIS MORNING  
WILL IMPROVE...BECOMING EXCELLENT THIS AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...LIGHT WINDS  
ALOFT FRIDAY WILL RESULT IN ONLY POOR TO FAIR CONDITIONS ALL DAY.  
   
TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FROST EARLY IN THE  
MORNING.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70.  
MIN HUMIDITY........37-42 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2300-3700 FT AGL  
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO  
3100-4400 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON  
DECREASING TO 1800 FT AGL LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 20  
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (CDT) NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM  
SKY (%).........53 54 50 45  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TEMP............56 63 67 66  
RH..............57 46 42 42  
20 FT WIND......NW 10 NW 13 NW 15 N 12  
20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 20 15  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-41.  
MAX HUMIDITY........84-89 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-500 FT AGL.  
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 9 TO 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST  
AROUND 6 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.  
 
TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM  
SKY (%).........43 41 40 40 34 28  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TEMP............62 53 48 45 43 40  
RH..............48 64 71 76 79 85  
20 FT WIND......N 7 N 9 NE 9 NE 10 E 9 E 8  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 15 10  
   
FRIDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-63.  
MIN HUMIDITY........34-39 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2900-4800 FT AGL  
LATE IN THE MORNING.  
MIXING WINDS........EAST 6 TO 10 MPH.  
 
TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM  
SKY (%).........24 22 22 24 27 31  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TEMP............38 40 48 55 59 60  
RH..............89 82 63 49 40 39  
20 FT WIND......E 6 E 6 E 6 E 6 E 6 E 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.10  
 
 
FORECASTER...ROGERS  
REQUESTED BY...TROY BOSCHEE  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 20081002.BELLE.01/FGF  
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