FNUS73 KFGF 271337
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR SULLYS HILL...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
837 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. LIGHT WEST-NORTHWEST WIND THIS MORNING WILL REMAIN LIGHT
AND GRADUALLY SHIFT TO THE SOUTH-SOUTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE
BECOMING STEADY FROM THE SOUTH AROUND 5 TO 10 MPH BY 5 PM. WITH
ONLY PASSING CIRRUS OVERHEAD...THE HIGH TEMPERATURE FOR TODAY WILL
BE NEAR 60 DEGREES...ALLOWING THE MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY TO
BOTTOM OUT NEAR 30 PERCENT. DESPITE WEAK MIXING WINDS...AFTERNOON
SMOKE DISPERSION WILL BE GOOD GIVEN A MIXING HEIGHT TO 8500 FEET.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-63.
MIN HUMIDITY........29-34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTH 5
                    TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7300-8500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 8
                    TO 10 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.

TIME (CDT)      11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........35  34  34  33  31  30  29  28
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............52  56  59  60  60  60  59  58
RH..............51  44  39  36  35  34  35  36
20 FT WIND DIR..W   W   W   SW  SW  S   S   S
20 FT WIND SPD..4   3   4   5   5   6   6   6
20 FT WIND GUST.5   5   5       10  10  10  10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-44.
MAX HUMIDITY........74-79 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5700-6700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500-1200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 9 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 20
                    MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........26     28     30     34     41     50
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............56     53     48     45     42     41
RH..............38     44     55     63     73     78
20 FT WIND......S 6    S 6    S 6    S 6    SE 7   SE 8
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     10     10     15

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FORECASTER...KAISER
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS ROED
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100427.SULLY.01/FGF