FNUS73 KFGF 071215 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR MICKELSON...US FISH AND WILDLIFE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 715 AM CDT THU MAY 7 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 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 15 TO 20 MPH AND SHIFT TO THE WEST-NORTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON AFTER A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. AFTERNOON GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. GIVEN MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES SIMILAR TO YESTERDAY...GUSTY WINDS WILL MIX DRIER AIR ALOFT TO THE SURFACE RESULTING IN MINIMUM RH VALUES AROUND 25 PERCENT BY LATE AFTERNOON. FRIDAY WILL BE MUCH COOLER WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE AS ANOTHER WEATHER DISTURBANCE MOVES ACROSS THE REGION. WINDS WILL BE FROM THE NORTHWEST FROM 5 TO 10 MPH WITH MINIMUM RH VALUES FROM 35 TO 40 PERCENT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74. MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8600-10100 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 7 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 29 TO 33 MPH. TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........56 56 55 54 53 52 51 50 50 50 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............53 57 60 63 67 69 70 70 71 71 RH..............57 49 44 39 34 31 30 29 28 27 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W NW 20 FT WIND SPD..9 11 14 15 16 17 17 16 15 14 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 25 25 30 30 30 30 25 20 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-43. MAX HUMIDITY........84-89 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING HEIGHT.......9400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 23 TO 29 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 (%).........50 54 59 63 63 63 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............70 63 54 49 44 41 RH..............27 35 50 63 76 85 20 FT WIND......NW 11 NW 9 NW 8 NW 7 NW 6 N 6 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 15 10 10 10 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-62. MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS ARE POSSIBLE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7100-7600 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 8 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 23 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........63 67 72 75 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............40 48 56 59 RH..............89 65 49 42 20 FT WIND......N 6G10 N 7G15 NW 9G15 NW 9G15 $$ FORECASTER...ROGERS REQUESTED BY...TROY BOSCHEE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090507.MICKE.01/FGF