FNUS73 KFGF 281228
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR TNC-BP-4 5...NATURE CONSERVANCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
728 AM CDT TUE APR 28 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0740 CDT ON APRIL 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THERE MAY BE SOME PATCHY FOG NEAR YOUR BURN
SITE...BUT WILL BURN OFF QUICKLY THIS MORNING. MUCH OF THE DAY
WILL BE MOSTLY SUNNY WITH HIGH CLOUDS POSSIBLE BY LATE AFTERNOON.
HIGH TEMPERATURES NEAR 60 DEGREES AND MINIMUM HUMIDITY NEAR 30
PERCENT EXPECTED. MINIMUM HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR ALONG WITH
PEAK HEATING. LIGHT SOUTHEAST WINDS NEAR IGNITION TIME (740AM)
WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS...BECOMING A BIT
GUSTY BY NOON. BY EARLY AFTERNOON...EXPECT SUSTAINED SPEEDS
AROUND 12 TO 17 MPH WITH SLIGHTLY HIGHER GUSTS. WIND DIRECTION
SHOULD BE A STEADY SOUTHEAST DIRECTION. SMOKE DISPERSAL WILL BE
EXCELLENT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-61.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6900-7100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 7 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 28
                    MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........25     26     28     32     38     46
WEATHER COV.....PATCHY PATCHY
WEATHER TYPE....FOG    FOG    NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............33     39     47     53     57     58
RH..............96     68     51     38     33     33
20 FT WIND......SE 5   SE 8   SE 10  SE 12  SE 14  SE 15
20 FT WIND GUST.10     15     15     20     20     20

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-44.
MAX HUMIDITY........74-79 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 16 TO 23 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY.
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-57.
MIN HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500-2900 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 22 TO 28 MPH INCREASING TO 33 TO 41
                    MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...TG
REQUESTED BY...ERIK ANTHONISEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090428.TNCBP.01/FGF