FNUS73 KFGF 201440 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR MARSH GROVE 36...MN DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 840 AM CST FRI NOV 20 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CST ON NOVEMBER 20. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... EXPECT SUNNY SKIES AT THE PRESCRIBED BURN SITE TODAY AS HIGH PRESSURE DOMINATES THE REGIONAL WEATHER PATTERN. LIGHT WINDS WILL INCREASE SLIGHTLY FROM THE SOUTH LATE THIS MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...BUT SHOULD REMAIN BELOW 10 MPH. EXPECT A DAYTIME HIGH IN THE MID TO UPPER 40S WITH AN AFTERNOON MINIMUM RH VALUE AROUND 40 PERCENT. SMOKE DISPERSION THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE POOR TO FAIR. FOR TOMORROW...ANOTHER SUNNY DAY IS ANTICIPATED...ALTHOUGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE SLIGHTLY WARMER WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN MOISTURE. BIG CHANGE WILL BE STRONGER SOUTHERLY WINDS...GENERALLY FROM 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. AREAS OF FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....44-49. MIN HUMIDITY........38-43 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1100 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 7 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO 18 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........39 35 29 22 15 8 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............42 45 46 45 42 41 RH..............44 42 43 47 51 52 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..6 7 7 7 7 7 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....26-31. MAX HUMIDITY........83-88 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-900 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 14 TO 21 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........3 0 1 3 3 3 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............39 36 34 32 31 30 RH..............54 60 64 69 72 77 20 FT WIND......S 7 S 7 S 7 S 7 SE 8 SE 10 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 15 15 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-53. MIN HUMIDITY........39-44 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 18 TO 23 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2300-3100 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 14 TO 23 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTH 37 TO 40 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........3 2 7 23 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............29 30 44 50 RH..............85 85 53 44 20 FT WIND......SE 11G20 SE 14G25 S 20G30 S 19G30 $$ FORECASTER...ROGERS REQUESTED BY...ERIK ANTHONISEN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20091120.MARSH.01/FGF