FNUS73 KFGF 231254 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR PANKRATZ MEMORIAL PRAIRIE...NATURE CONSERVANCY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 754 AM CDT SAT MAY 23 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 CDT ON MAY 23. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... PLENTY OF SUN FOR YOUR BURN TODAY AS A DRY AIRMASS IS OVERHEAD. LIGHT NORTHERLY WINDS MAY BECOME VARIABLE AS THE CENTER OF THE HIGH SLOWLY DRIFTS OVER OVER SITE. WITH DRY AIRMASS AND FULL SUN MIN RHS EXPECTED TO DROP INTO THE 20 TO 25 PERCENT RANGE. LITTLE MIXING WITH LIGHT WINDS WILL HAMPER SMOKE DISPERSION SOME. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-68. MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-2600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6200-7200 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 9 TO 18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 7 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........4 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............39 42 46 50 54 57 61 63 64 65 65 65 RH..............76 68 53 46 42 36 33 31 29 28 29 31 20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40. MAX HUMIDITY........87-92 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST UP TO 5 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT EARLY IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 10 PM 1 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........0 9 22 26 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............64 53 45 39 RH..............32 51 70 81 20 FT WIND......N 4G5 NE 5 SE 5 SE 5 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73. MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST UP TO 5 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5100-5600 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 15 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........28 34 41 48 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............38 52 65 70 RH..............92 64 36 30 20 FT WIND......SE 4G5 SE 4G5 SE 5 E 5 $$ FORECASTER...KAISER REQUESTED BY...ERIK ANTHONISEN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090523.PANKR.01/FGF