FNUS73 KFGF 271340
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR RUSTAD LAKE...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
840 AM CDT TUE APR 27 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON APRIL 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

EXPECT MOSTLY SUNNY DRY CONDITIONS AT THE PRESCRIBED BURN SITE
TODAY. SOUTHEAST WIND EARLY THIS MORNING WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT TO
THE SOUTH BY LATE MORNING...BUT WITH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS FROM
5 TO 8 MPH...SOME OCCASIONAL VARIABILITY IN DIRECTION IS EXPECTED.
WITH ONLY CIRRUS OVERHEAD...THE HIGH TEMPERATURE FOR TODAY WILL
BE NEAR 65 DEGREES...ALLOWING THE MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY TO
BOTTOM OUT AROUND 25 PERCENT. AFTERNOON SMOKE DISPERSION WILL BE
GOOD.

WEDNESDAY WILL BE WARMER AND WINDY WITH SOUTHEAST GUSTS TO 35
MPH. EXPECT LITTLE CHANGE IN MOISTURE WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES IN THE MID 20 PERCENT RANGE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-67.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS EARLY THIS MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH LATE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7600-8600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 7 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
                    6 TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........35  36  37  35  34  32  30  29
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............55  59  62  64  64  64  63  62
RH..............48  40  35  31  29  27  28  29
20 FT WIND DIR..S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
20 FT WIND SPD..5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5
20 FT WIND GUST.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-44.
MAX HUMIDITY........71-76 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5400-7100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1500-2000 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 6 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO 21 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........27     28     29     31     33     35
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............60     56     52     48     44     41
RH..............31     37     44     53     64     74
20 FT WIND......S 5    S 5    S 5    SE 6   SE 7   SE 8
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     10     10     15

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 18 TO 23 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 35 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6100-7500 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 22 TO 31 MPH INCREASING TO 32 TO 40 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM      10 AM     1 PM      4 PM
SKY (%).........37        39        45        59
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
TEMP............42        52        64        68
RH..............73        48        30        28
20 FT WIND......SE 9G15   SE 14G25  S 19G30   SE 21G35

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FORECASTER...ROGERS
REQUESTED BY...LINDY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100427.RUSTA.02/FGF