FNUS73 KFGF 071236
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR HAVERKAMP...US FISH AND WILDLIFE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
736 AM CDT THU MAY 7 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 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. LIGHT WEST WINDS THIS MORNING WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 15
MPH LATE THIS MORNING AND THEN SHIFT TO THE WEST-NORTHWEST THIS
AFTERNOON AFTER A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. THE WIND SHIFT
FROM WEST TO NORTHWEST WILL BE VERY GRADUAL...ALTHOUGH GUSTS TO
25 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE MUCH OF THE DAY. GIVEN MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES
SIMILAR TO YESTERDAY...GUSTY WINDS WILL MIX DRIER AIR ALOFT TO THE
SURFACE RESULTING IN MINIMUM RH VALUES AROUND 30 PERCENT BY LATE
AFTERNOON.

FRIDAY WILL BE MUCH COOLER WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF AFTERNOON
SHOWERS AS ANOTHER WEATHER DISTURBANCE MOVES ACROSS THE REGION.
WINDS WILL BE FROM THE NORTHWEST FROM 5 TO 10 MPH WITH MINIMUM RH
VALUES AROUND 40 PERCENT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........29-34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7600-8200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 12 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 24 TO
                    33 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.

TIME (CDT)      10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........55  57  58  59  59  59  59  58  58
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............55  58  61  63  65  66  66  67  67
RH..............53  47  42  39  37  36  36  34  34
20 FT WIND DIR..W   W   W   W   W   W   W   NW  NW
20 FT WIND SPD..14  15  14  14  14  15  15  14  14
20 FT WIND GUST.25  25  25  25  25  25  25  25  20

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....34-39.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........58     60     64     66     66     65
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............66     59     50     45     40     37
RH..............36     44     58     65     76     82
20 FT WIND......NW 11  NW 9   N 7    N 6    N 6    N 6
20 FT WIND GUST.20     15     10     10     10     10

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-58.
MIN HUMIDITY........38-43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM      10 AM     1 PM      4 PM
SKY (%).........64        66        70        74
WEATHER COV.....                    S CHC     S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      NONE      RNSHWR    RNSHWR
TEMP............36        44        52        55
RH..............85        62        48        43
20 FT WIND......N 7G10    NW 7G15   NW 8G15   NW 9G15

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FORECASTER...ROGERS
REQUESTED BY...STEVE SCHUMACHER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090507.HAVER.01/FGF