FNUS73 KFGF 211129
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR HANKINSON HILLS...USFOREST SERV.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
629 AM CDT WED APR 21 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SUNNY AND DRY WITH LIGHT NORTHEAST WINDS TURNING THE THE EAST BY
LATE AFTERNOON FOR YOUR BURN. WITH TEMPS COOLER TODAY THAN
YESTERDAY MIN RHS ARE EXPECTED TO BE HIGHER THAN YESTERDAY BUT
STILL DOWN INTO THE LOW 20S. ALSO RHS MAY DROP A BIT FASTER THAN
INDICATED AS SHALLOW INVERSION AND GOOD SUN EFFICIENTLY MIX OUT
WHAT MINIMAL LOW LEVEL MOISTURE THERE IS.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5200-6100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 9 TO 10 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........7   11  14  16  18  19  19  19  18  18
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............46  50  54  57  60  62  64  64  65  65
RH..............50  43  40  33  30  29  27  26  24  23
20 FT WIND DIR..NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE
20 FT WIND SPD..6   7   7   8   8   8   8   8   8   7
20 FT WIND GUST.10  10  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40.
MAX HUMIDITY........74-79 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4200-6100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........17     17     17     18     20     23
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............64     56     50     45     41     39
RH..............24     33     44     57     67     73
20 FT WIND......NE 7   NE 6   E 5    E 4    SE 4   SE 4
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     5      5      5

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6700-7800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM      10 AM     1 PM      4 PM
SKY (%).........25        23        22        29
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
TEMP............37        49        63        68
RH..............79        52        32        27
20 FT WIND......S 4G5     S 5       S 5G10    SE 5G10

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FORECASTER...KAISER
REQUESTED BY...OSCAR KNUDTSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100421.HANKI.01/FGF