FNUS73 KFGF 161315
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR OLSON WEST...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
815 AM CDT FRI APR 16 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 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...

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 AFTERNOON GUSTS TO 30 MPH. STRONG WIND...
COMBINED WITH A VERY DRY AIRMASS 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........19-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30
                    MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800-3400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3900-5100 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 21 TO 28 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........9   9   8   8   7   6   4   3   1
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............42  46  50  53  55  56  57  57  56
RH..............53  43  36  31  29  26  25  24  24
20 FT WIND DIR..N   N   N   N   N   N   N   NW  NW
20 FT WIND SPD..14  15  16  17  17  16  15  14  14
20 FT WIND GUST.25  25  30  30  30  30  25  25  25

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....26-31.
MAX HUMIDITY........91-96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 20 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000-4300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 13 TO 21 MPH BECOMING WEST 3 TO 10
                    MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

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
TEMP............56     48     41     37     33     30
RH..............25     34     47     57     70     84
20 FT WIND......NW 12  NW 6   NW 4   W 4    W 4    W 3
20 FT WIND GUST.20     10     5      5      5      5

$$
FORECASTER...ROGERS
REQUESTED BY...RANDY PRACHAR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100416.OLSON.01/FGF