FNUS73 KFGF 071530
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR BLUESTEM-FUCHS...THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
1030 AM CDT THU MAY 7 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1330 CDT ON MAY 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
EXPECT PARTLY SUNNY SKIES AND DRY CONDITIONS AT THE PRESCRIBED BURN
SITE TODAY. WINDS WILL BE WEST NORTHWEST AT IGNITION TIME AT 15 TO
20 MPH. GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE MUCH OF THE DAY. GIVEN
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES JUST A BIT LOWER THAN YESTERDAY...GUSTY WINDS
WILL MIX DRIER AIR ALOFT TO THE SURFACE RESULTING IN MINIMUM RH VALUES IN
THE LOW 30 PERCENT RANGE BY LATE AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........29-34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 14 TO 19 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8000-8700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 8 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 22 TO
                    31 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........35  44  51  56  60  62  61
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............59  61  62  63  64  65  63
RH..............51  44  41  38  35  34  36
20 FT WIND DIR..NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW
20 FT WIND SPD..15  16  17  17  16  15  14
20 FT WIND GUST.25  30  30  30  30  25  20

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-41.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 23 TO 30 MPH BECOMING NORTH 8 TO 16
                    MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........60     61     62     63     64     64
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............61     56     52     47     42     39
RH..............39     45     52     60     73     82
20 FT WIND......NW 12  NW 8   NW 5   NW 5   N 5    N 6
20 FT WIND GUST.20     10                   10     10

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FORECASTER...WJB
REQUESTED BY...MATT MECKLENBURG
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090507.BLUES.01/FGF