FNUS73 KFGF 081239
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR BRODEN 17...US FISH AND WILDLIFE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
739 AM CDT FRI MAY 8 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 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. LIGHT
NORTH WINDS THIS MORNING WILL INCREASE AFTER 1 PM TO 10 TO 15
MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 20 MPH. THICK CLOUD COVER AND MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURES AROUND 50 DEGREES WILL RESULT IN MINIMUM RH VALUES
AROUND 50 PERCENT OR HIGHER. AFTERNOON SMOKE DISPERSION WILL BE
EXCELLENT. WINDS WILL DECREASE SLIGHTLY OVERNIGHT FROM THE
NORTHWEST WITH GOOD RH RECOVERY.

SATURDAY WILL BE MOSTLY CLOUDY. LIGHT NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PREVAIL
WITH MINIMUM RH VALUES AT OR ABOVE 40 PERCENT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-53.
MIN HUMIDITY........47-52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2700-4000 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 7 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 17
                    MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........77  75  75  75  74  74  73
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............45  47  48  49  50  50  50
RH..............62  58  56  54  52  52  52
20 FT WIND DIR..N   N   N   N   N   N   N
20 FT WIND SPD..8   9   10  10  11  12  12
20 FT WIND GUST.15  15  15  15  20  20  20

.TONIGHT...

MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-35.
MAX HUMIDITY........87-92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
TEMP............49     45     40     37     35     33
RH..............54     62     73     82     85     92
20 FT WIND......N 12   N 11   N 10   N 9    NW 8   NW 7
20 FT WIND GUST.20     20     15     15     15     15

.SATURDAY...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....47-52.
MIN HUMIDITY........39-44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM      10 AM     1 PM      4 PM
TEMP............32        39        46        49
RH..............92        67        51        44
20 FT WIND......NW 7G10   NW 7G10   NW 7G10   NW 7G10

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FORECASTER...ROGERS
REQUESTED BY...PATRICK WAGNER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090508.BRODE.01/FGF