FNUS73 KFGF 081313 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR SEIH...US FISH AND WILDLIFE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 813 AM CDT FRI MAY 8 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 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. THERE IS A CHANCE FOR LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY...ALTHOUGH RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE MINIMAL. LIGHT NORTH WINDS THIS MORNING WILL INCREASE AFTER 12 PM TO 10 TO 15 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 EXCELLENT. WINDS WILL DECREASE SLIGHTLY OVERNIGHT FROM THE NORTHWEST WITH GOOD RH RECOVERY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-58. MIN HUMIDITY........42-47 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4300-4500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 7 TO 16 MPH. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........71 71 71 71 72 74 76 77 78 WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............45 48 50 52 53 54 55 55 55 RH..............68 63 58 54 52 50 49 49 47 20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD..7 8 8 9 10 11 12 14 14 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 15 15 20 20 20 20 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-37. MAX HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3500-4500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 600-2400 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 17 TO 23 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........78 75 70 66 66 67 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE TEMP............54 49 44 40 37 35 RH..............48 56 65 73 79 82 20 FT WIND......N 14 N 12 N 9 N 7 N 6 NW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 15 10 10 10 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....51-56. MIN HUMIDITY........34-39 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7900-8600 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 20 TO 22 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........68 70 71 70 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............34 42 50 53 RH..............85 62 46 39 20 FT WIND......NW 6G10 NW 8G15 NW 10G15 NW 8G15 $$ FORECASTER...HOPKINS REQUESTED BY...HEATH ESTEY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090508.SEIH_.01/FGF