FNUS73 KFGF 211133
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SPOT FORECAST FOR MANGEMENT UNIT  3 KRAUSE UNIT...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
633 AM CDT WED APR 21 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 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.....64-69.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5100-7000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 9 TO 13 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........14  16  18  19  19  19  18  18
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............55  58  61  63  65  65  66  66
RH..............39  33  30  29  26  25  24  23
20 FT WIND DIR..NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE
20 FT WIND SPD..8   8   9   9   9   9   8   8
20 FT WIND GUST.15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-41.
MAX HUMIDITY........74-79 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 3 TO 9 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........17     17     17     18     19     20
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............65     57     51     46     42     40
RH..............23     32     44     57     68     73
20 FT WIND......NE 7   NE 5   E 4    E 3    SE 3   SE 3
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     5      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 6900-7800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 7 TO 8
                    MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHEAST EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM      10 AM     1 PM      4 PM
SKY (%).........21        20        21        30
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
TEMP............38        50        63        68
RH..............79        51        32        27
20 FT WIND......S 4G5     S 5G10    S 5G10    SE 5G10

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FORECASTER...KAISER
REQUESTED BY...JEFF OLSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100421.MANGE.01/FGF