FNUS73 KFGF 031256
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR ERSKINE COMPLEX...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
756 AM CDT SUN MAY 3 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 CDT ON MAY 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

EXPECT SUNNY SKIES AND WARMER TMEPS IN THE LOW 60S. LIGHT
WEST NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND BURN TIME WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN
AFTER 2 PM AND BECOME NORTH NORTHWEST AROUND 7 PM. SMOKE
DISPERSION SHOULD BE EXCELLENT THROUGH 7 PM. SOME MODEST
MIXING OF AIR ALOFT TO THE SURFACE...COMBINED WITH THE
SUNNY SKIES...SHOULD ALLOW THE MINIMUM RH TO FALL TO NEAR 25
PERCENT.

TOMORROW LOOKS WINDY...SUNNY BECOMING CLOUDY LATER...WARMER
...AND DRY. RAIN SHOWERS ARE LIKELY BY EARLY EVENING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-66.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7200-7800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 6 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 17
                    TO 21 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........58  57  54  53  50  45  35  23
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............52  55  58  60  62  63  63  63
RH..............51  41  36  34  32  30  32  36
20 FT WIND DIR..W   W   W   W   W   NW  NW  NW
20 FT WIND SPD..8   8   8   8   8   8   7   6
20 FT WIND GUST.15  15  15  15  15  15  15  10

.TONIGHT...

MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-42.
MAX HUMIDITY........74-79 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
TEMP............62     56     50     46     43     40
RH..............37     46     58     67     71     75
20 FT WIND......NW 5   N 3    NE 2   SE 3   SE 5   SE 6
20 FT WIND GUST.10     5      5      5      10     10

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........29-34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 17 TO 22 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    35 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7100-7700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 9 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTH
                    AROUND 31 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM      10 AM     1 PM      4 PM
SKY (%).........19        28        39        50
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
TEMP............39        53        63        68
RH..............79        48        37        34
20 FT WIND......SE 7G15   S 14G25   S 17G30   S 20G35

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FORECASTER...GROCHOCINSKI
REQUESTED BY...PATRICK WAGNER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090503.ERSKI.01/FGF