FNUS73 KFGF 261345 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR PETER LIEN...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 845 AM CDT MON APR 26 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON APRIL 26. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WITH THE EXCEPTION OF SOME CIRRUS...EXPECT DRY CONDITIONS AND MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES AT THE PRESCRIBED BURN SITE. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WIND EARLY THIS MORNING WILL GIVE WAY TO A MORE STEADY NORTH-NORTHEAST DIRECTION LATE MORNING INTO EARLY AFTERNOON WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 15 MPH. THE TEMPERATURE WILL RISE TO NEAR 60 DEGREES ALLOWING THE MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY TO BOTTOM OUT AROUND 30 PERCENT. AFTERNOON SMOKE DISPERSION WILL BE EXCELLENT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-64. MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9100-9700 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 5 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 9 TO 16 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........65 63 61 55 49 42 36 31 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............54 57 59 60 61 61 61 60 RH..............54 45 39 37 34 32 30 32 20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N 20 FT WIND SPD..4 5 5 5 6 7 8 9 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 10 15 15 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-42. MAX HUMIDITY........71-76 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING EAST UP TO 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......9700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 7 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 3 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........28 30 37 41 35 26 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............59 55 50 46 42 40 RH..............36 41 52 64 67 72 20 FT WIND......N 9 N 7 N 5 NW 3 N 3 E 4 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 5 5 5 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-68. MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8100-9400 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 6 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 5 TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........18 16 19 26 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............40 52 64 65 RH..............76 50 31 29 20 FT WIND......SE 5 S 5 SW 5 W 4G5 $$ FORECASTER...ROGERS REQUESTED BY...TROY BOSCHEE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100426.PETER.01/FGF