FNUS73 KFGF 091617
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR BLUESTEM PRAIRIE-JOHNSON TRACT...NATURE CONSERVANCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
1117 AM CDT FRI OCT 9 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1330 CDT ON OCTOBER 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

PARTLY SUNNY SKIES THIS MORNING WILL GIVE WAY TO CLOUDY CONDITIONS
AND A CHANCE OF RAIN THIS AFTERNOON AS A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE
PRESCRIBED BURN SITE. LIGHT SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE AND
SHIFT TO THE WEST-NORTHWEST WITH FRONTAL PASSAGE. AFTERNOON WINDS
FROM 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS 25 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. EXPECT A
HIGH TEMPERATURE NEAR 45 DEGREES AND MINIMUM RH VALUES TO DROP
BETWEEN 40 AND 45 PERCENT. SMOKE DISPERSION SHOULD BE GOOD TO
EXCELLENT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY BECOMING CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....43-48.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST-NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2900-4500 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 7 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 17 TO 21 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........55  55  59  65  73  81  88
WEATHER COV.....    CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....    RN  RN  RN  RN  RN  RN
TEMP............41  42  44  45  45  41  36
RH..............52  48  45  45  47  55  69
20 FT WIND DIR..SW  SW  SW  W   W   W   W
20 FT WIND SPD..7   8   9   9   10  11  12
20 FT WIND GUST.15  15  15  20  20  20  25

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FORECASTER...ROGERS
REQUESTED BY...MATT MECKLENBURG
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091009.BLUES.01/FGF