FNUS73 KFGF 101335
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR PINE POINT HFR RX...BIA-MNA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
835 AM CDT FRI APR 10 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON APRIL 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
EXPECT MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES TODAY WITH PERIODS OF CIRRUS AT THE
PRESCRIBED BURN SITE AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE MOVES ACROSS THE
REGION. LIGHT WINDS THIS MORNING WILL INCREASE SLIGHTLY THIS
AFTERNOON...BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH. MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES
TODAY WILL CONTINUE TO WARM INTO THE UPPER 40S WITH MINIMUM RH
VALUES DROPPING TO NEAR 30 PERCENT. SMOKE DISPERSION WILL BE
GOOD THIS AFTERNOON...ALTHOUGH WINDS WITHIN THE MIXING LAYER
WILL BE LESS THAN 10 MPH.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4700-5000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 3 TO 9 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........13     18     23
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............42     46     47
RH..............42     37     37
20 FT WIND......NE 6   NE 7   NE 7
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10

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FORECASTER...ROGERS
REQUESTED BY...BRIAN LAFRINIERE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090410.PINEP.01/FGF