FNUS73 KFGF 221237
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR JONES-ARNSTON...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
737 AM CDT THU APR 22 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

SUNNY WITH LIGHT WINDS TODAY FOR YOUR BURN. LIGHT SOUTH WINDS
SHOULD MOVE TO THE SOUTHEAST EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON BEFORE BECOMING
LIGHT AND VARIABLE IN THE LATTER PART OF THE AFTERNOON. MIN RHS
SHOULD DROP DOWN INTO THE 15 TO 20 PERCENT RANGE. GIVEN THE LIGHT
WINDS FIRE MAY CONTROL THE WIND FIELD AND CREATE ITS OWN
GUSTINESS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH UNTIL
                    LATE AFTERNOON BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6300-6900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 6 TO 9 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........19  20  20  20  21  22  23  24  25  26
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............44  49  54  58  62  65  67  67  68  68
RH..............59  56  50  37  30  28  24  22  22  21
20 FT WIND DIR..S   S   S   S   S   SE  SE  SE  SE  E
20 FT WIND SPD..5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   4   4
20 FT WIND GUST.10  10  10  10  10  10  10      5   5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-43.
MAX HUMIDITY........63-68 PERCENT.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........27     27     28     29     32     36
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............67     60     53     48     44     42
RH..............21     28     38     47     55     60

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM      10 AM     1 PM      4 PM
SKY (%).........39        41        44        54
WEATHER COV.....                    S CHC     S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      NONE      RNSHWR    RNSHWR
TEMP............40        51        64        69
RH..............68        52        38        32
20 FT WIND......SE 7G10   SE 10G15  E 14G20   E 14G20

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FORECASTER...WJB
REQUESTED BY...OSCAR KNUDTSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100422.JONES.01/FGF