FNUS73 KFGF 201341 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR TL SANCTUARY...MN DNR WILDLIFE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 841 AM CDT WED MAY 20 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 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-NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED AT THE PROPOSED BURN TIME THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. 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 WILL START NORTH OF NORTHEAST AROUND IGNITION TIME...THEN MOVE MORE NORTHWEST DURING EARLY AFTERNOON REMAINING BREEZY ALL THE WAY. THURSDAY...SUNNY LESS BREEZY AND COOLER. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-64. MIN HUMIDITY........46-51 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2200-2700 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 12 TO 20 MPH. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........74 73 73 73 73 72 71 69 WEATHER COV.....ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............56 58 61 61 61 61 60 59 RH..............65 63 62 59 54 51 52 53 20 FT WIND DIR..NE N NW NW NW NW N N 20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 10 11 11 11 10 8 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 20 20 15 15 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-44. MAX HUMIDITY........72-77 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1900 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........67 57 47 38 36 36 WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE TEMP............58 55 51 48 45 42 RH..............54 60 67 73 74 76 20 FT WIND......N 6 N 7 NW 9 NW 12 NW 11 NW 9 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 20 15 15 .THURSDAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60. MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM TEMP............41 48 54 57 RH..............77 51 38 35 20 FT WIND......NW 9G15 NW 12G20 W 14G25 NW 14G20 $$ FORECASTER...WJB REQUESTED BY...DONOVAN PIETRUSZEWSKI TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090520.TLSAN.01/FGF