FNUS73 KFGF 181216 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR HAROLDSON DAM...MN DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 716 AM CDT TUE MAY 18 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 18. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... EXPECT SUNNY AND DRY CONDITIONS TODAY AT THE PRESCRIBED BURN SITE. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WIND THIS MORNING WILL INCREASE FROM THE SOUTH BY 10 AM AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON WITH INFREQUENT GUSTS AROUND 15 MPH. WITH A HIGH TEMPERATURE IN THE UPPER 70S AND DRY AIR ALOFT...EXPECT MINIMUM RH VALUES NEAR 30 PERCENT. AFTERNOON SMOKE DISPERSION WILL BE EXCELLENT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79. MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8100-8600 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 7 TO 15 MPH. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........9 10 10 11 12 14 16 17 18 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............67 71 72 73 74 74 75 76 73 RH..............42 36 35 34 33 33 32 32 36 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 8 8 8 9 9 9 8 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-53. MAX HUMIDITY........81-86 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......8100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 8 TO 15 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........18 14 9 6 8 12 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............75 70 62 57 54 51 RH..............36 43 58 69 74 83 20 FT WIND......S 7 S 5 S 4 S 5 S 5 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 5 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...ROGERS REQUESTED BY...RANDY PRACHAR TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100518.HAROL.01/FGF