FNUS73 KFGF 231515 AAA FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR MANGEMENT UNIT 3 KRAUSE UNIT...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 1015 AM CDT FRI APR 23 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0810 CDT ON APRIL 23. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... EXPECT DRY CONDITIONS AND MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON WITH RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. THERE WILL BE A TIGHT NORTH-SOUTH GRADIENT IN PRECIPITATION AND RAIN SHOULD REMAIN SOUTH OF THE PRESCRIBED BURN SITE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. LIGHT SOUTHEAST WIND THIS MORNING WILL STRENGTHEN TO AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. ASSUMING THICKEST CLOUDS AND RAIN HOLD OFF FOR MUCH OF THE DAY...TEMPERATURES SHOULD APPROACH 70 DEGREES WITH MINIMUM RH VALUES IN THE UPPER 20 TO LOW 30 PERCENT RANGE. AFTERNOON SMOKE DISPERSION SHOULD BE VERY GOOD TO EXCELLENT. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-72. MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6300-8100 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 13 TO 22 MPH. TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........34 35 36 37 40 43 48 53 58 63 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............49 53 57 61 64 66 68 69 69 69 RH..............61 54 47 40 36 34 32 32 33 33 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE E E SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..10 12 14 15 16 16 16 16 15 15 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 20 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50. MAX HUMIDITY........84-89 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......6400-8300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500-2200 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 22 TO 28 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 15 TO 18 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........68 76 83 88 90 91 WEATHER COV..... LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............68 62 57 54 50 48 RH..............35 46 59 69 81 86 20 FT WIND......SE 14 E 14 E 12 E 11 E 11 NE 11 20 FT WIND GUST.25 20 20 20 15 15 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-62. MIN HUMIDITY........54-59 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4800-5000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 14 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO 24 TO 33 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........90 89 87 87 WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............47 52 57 59 RH..............89 74 62 59 20 FT WIND......NE 11G20 NE 14G20 NE 15G25 NE 15G25 $$ FORECASTER...ROGERS REQUESTED BY...JEFF OLSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100423.MANGE.01/FGF