FNUS73 KFGF 271304
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR SPINK...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
804 AM CDT TUE APR 27 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 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. LIGHT SOUTHEAST WIND THIS MORNING WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT TO
THE SOUTH BY MID-AFTERNOON...BUT WITH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS LESS
THAN 5 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 20 PERCENT. AFTERNOON SMOKE DISPERSION WILL BE GOOD.

WEDNESDAY WILL BE WARMER AND WINDY WITH SOUTHEAST GUSTS TO 35
MPH...BUT NOT AS DRY AS MOISTURE INCREASES AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT SOUTHEAST WINDS BECOMING SOUTH UP TO
                    5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6800-8700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
                    AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........26  28  29  31  33  32  31  30  29  27
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............47  51  56  61  64  64  65  65  64  62
RH..............63  52  42  34  29  28  25  24  26  28
20 FT WIND DIR..SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  S   S   S   S   S
20 FT WIND SPD..5   5   5   5   4   4   4   4   4   4
20 FT WIND GUST.                5   5   5   5   5   5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-46.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6700-7700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 6 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 28 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........26     28     29     31     33     36
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............60     57     53     50     46     43
RH..............30     36     43     51     62     73
20 FT WIND......S 5    S 5    SE 6   SE 7   SE 7   SE 8
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     10     10     15

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 19 TO 24 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 35 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5600-7500 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 20 TO 29 MPH INCREASING TO 31 TO 39 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM      10 AM     1 PM      4 PM
SKY (%).........38        43        50        59
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
TEMP............44        54        65        68
RH..............73        48        30        30
20 FT WIND......SE 9G15   SE 15G25  S 19G30   SE 22G35

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FORECASTER...ROGERS
REQUESTED BY...TROY BOSCHEE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100427.SPINK.01/FGF