FNUS73 KFGF 071256
FWSFGF

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

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 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 EARLY THIS MORNING WILL INCREASE TO
15 TO 20 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 30 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 IN
THE LOW 30 PERCENT RANGE 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 AROUND 10 MPH WITH MINIMUM RH
VALUES FROM 40 TO 45 PERCENT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-69.
MIN HUMIDITY........31-36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6800-7800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 20 TO 29 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 26
                    TO 32 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.

TIME (CDT)      12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........59  60  60  60  59  59  58
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............60  63  64  65  66  66  66
RH..............46  41  40  37  36  36  36
20 FT WIND DIR..W   W   W   W   W   NW  NW
20 FT WIND SPD..14  14  14  14  15  14  14
20 FT WIND GUST.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     61     64     66     66     65
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............65     58     50     45     40     37
RH..............37     45     58     68     79     85
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........40-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 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        45
20 FT WIND......N 7G10    NW 7G15   NW 8G15   NW 10G15

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