FNUS73 KFGF 201216 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR THOMPSON WPA...FWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 716 AM CDT WED MAY 20 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 20. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL PUSH ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS TODAY. THE BURN SITE WILL BE WEST AND NORTH OF THE COLD FRONT...SO BREEZY NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED AT THE PROPOSED BURN TIME. SKIES SHOULD BE PARTLY SUNNY...BUT THERE MAY BE ISOLATED SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS. IF ANY PRECIPITATION EVEN FALLS...WOULD NOT EXPECT MORE THAN 0.05 INCHES. WINDS COULD BE A LITTLE GUSTY AND ERRATIC WITH ANY PRECIPITATION. RELATIVE HUMIDITY SHOULD REMAIN SOMEWHAT ELEVATED DUE TO THE LACK OF WARMING BEHIND THE FRONT AND THE PARTIAL CLOUD COVER. THE WINDS MAY BE VARIABLE NEAR THE FRONT DURING THE LATE MORNING...BUT BECOME MORE STEADY DURING THE AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL REMAIN BREEZY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND BECOME SLIGHTLY NORTHWEST. THURSDAY LOOKS SUNNY...DRY...LESS BREEZY...AND COOLER AS HIGH PRESSURE PUSHES INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71. MIN HUMIDITY........46-51 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2300-3600 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 9 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 21 TO 24 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........65 67 69 70 71 71 71 71 69 WEATHER COV.....ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............56 60 64 68 68 68 68 66 65 RH..............67 64 59 56 55 54 54 53 52 20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD..8 9 11 12 14 15 15 14 12 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 20 20 25 25 20 20 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-44. MAX HUMIDITY........66-71 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........67 62 55 48 43 38 WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE TEMP............63 58 53 50 45 42 RH..............51 56 62 66 67 70 20 FT WIND......N 11 N 10 NW 10 NW 11 NW 9 NW 8 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65. MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........35 32 31 31 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............41 51 59 62 RH..............71 45 32 28 $$ FORECASTER...GROCHOCINSKI REQUESTED BY...TERRY GWILLIAMS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090520.THOMP.01/FGF