FNUS73 KFGF 061112
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR HANKINSON HILLS...US FISH AND WILDLIFE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
612 AM CDT WED MAY 6 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MAY 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

EXPECT PARTLY SUNNY SKIES WITH ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS POSSIBLE THIS
MORNING AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AT THE
PRESCRIBED BURN SITE AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS
SOUTHERN CANADA.

SOUTHWEST WINDS FROM 5 TO 15 MPH EARLY THIS MORNING WILL INCREASE
AND SHIFT TO THE WEST LATE THIS MORNING WITH PASSAGE OF A WEAK
SURFACE BOUNDARY. EXPECT THE STRONGEST WINDS FROM 15 TO 20 MPH THIS
AFTERNOON WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 30 MPH. WEST WINDS WILL TRANSPORT
DRIER AIR ACROSS THE PRESCRIBED BURN SITE AND WITH MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW 70S...EXPECT MINIMUM RH VALUES TO BE
AROUND 30 PERCENT. HOWEVER...RH VALUES MAY REMAIN ELEVATED IF
THICK CLOUD COVER OR PERSISTENT RAIN SHOWERS MOVE OVERHEAD.

THURSDAY WILL BE COOLER WITH WINDS SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AFTER
A COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE...FROM 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS THIS MORNING.
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........29-34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS FROM 5 TO 15 MPH EARLY THIS
                    MORNING...SHIFTING TO THE WEST FROM 15 TO 20 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTY
                    AND ERRATIC WINDS ARE POSSIBLE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10000-11300 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 6 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 26 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........62  65  67  68  68  66  63  59  55  51
WEATHER COV.....ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO
WEATHER TYPE....RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW
TEMP............54  58  61  64  68  70  71  71  72  72
RH..............59  55  51  48  43  41  38  38  35  34
20 FT WIND DIR..SW  W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W
20 FT WIND SPD..8   10  12  14  15  16  16  16  16  15
20 FT WIND GUST.10  15  20  25  25  30  30  30  30  25

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........29-34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO
                    6800-8700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 12 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING
                    TO THE NORTHWEST 22 TO 28 MPH IN THE LATE
                    MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM      10 AM     1 PM      4 PM
SKY (%).........56        61        61        53
WEATHER COV.....                    S CHC     S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      NONE      RNSHWR    RNSHWR
TEMP............45        55        64        67
RH..............79        55        40        36
20 FT WIND......W 8G15    W 12G20   NW 16G25  NW 16G25

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FORECASTER...ROGERS
REQUESTED BY...OSCAR KNUDTSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090506.HANKI.01/FGF