FNUS73 KFGF 081231 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR BJUGSTAD RR...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 731 AM CDT FRI MAY 8 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MAY 08. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... EXPECT MOSTLY CLOUDY AND COOLER CONDITIONS TODAY AT THE PRESCRIBED BURN SITE AS A WEATHER DISTURBANCE MOVES ACROSS THE REGION. RAIN SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE DAY...ALTHOUGH RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE MINIMAL. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON. LIGHT NORTH-NORTHEAST WINDS THIS MORNING WILL INCREASE FROM THE NORTH AFTER 2 PM TO 10 TO 15 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 25 MPH. THICK CLOUD COVER AND MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 50S WILL RESULT IN MINIMUM RH VALUES AROUND 45 PERCENT OR HIGHER. AFTERNOON SMOKE DISPERSION WILL BE GOOD. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-57. MIN HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS ARE POSSIBLE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-3000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500-4400 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 12 TO 21 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 10 TO 17 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........78 79 79 79 79 79 79 78 WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............48 50 52 53 53 54 54 54 RH..............63 58 56 54 54 52 52 50 20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 8 9 11 12 14 14 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 15 15 20 20 25 $$ FORECASTER...ROGERS REQUESTED BY...OSCAR KNUDTSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090508.BJUGS.01/FGF