FNUS73 KFGF 161409
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR ELM LAKE CORDGRASS...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
909 AM CDT FRI APR 16 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CDT ON APRIL 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM
CDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...


*******A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON
       THROUGH THIS FRIDAY EVENING******************************

EXPECT VERY DRY CONDITIONS AND SUNNY SKIES AT THE PRESCRIBED BURN
SITE TODAY. NORTH WIND WILL INCREASE LATE THIS MORNING FROM 15 TO
20 MPH WITH FREQUENT EARLY AFTERNOON GUSTS TO 30 MPH. STRONG
WIND... COMBINED WITH A VERY DRY AIR MASS AND MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES IN THE LOW 20 PERCENT RANGE...ALONG WITH HIGH TO
EXTREME FIRE DANGER WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AT THE BURN SITE.

********A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON
        TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING.*******************************

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25
                    MPH INCREASING TO 30 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING
                    AND AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 20 MPH LATE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1900-3800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4300-4900 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 21 TO 29 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............38  42  46  49  53  55  56  57  57  57
RH..............64  53  43  37  31  28  25  25  23  23
20 FT WIND DIR..N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   NW
20 FT WIND SPD..14  16  16  16  16  16  15  14  14  12
20 FT WIND GUST.25  30  30  30  30  30  25  25  25  20

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........0      0      0      0      0      0
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM      10 AM     1 PM      4 PM
SKY (%).........0         0         0         0
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE

$$
FORECASTER...WJB
REQUESTED BY...DOUG FRANKE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100416.ELMLA.01/FGF