FNUS73 KFGF 181122
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR MANGEMENT UNIT  3...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
622 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 SOUTHEAST
BY 10 AM AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS
FROM 20 TO 25 MPH. WITH A HIGH TEMPERATURE IN THE UPPER 70S AND
DRY AIR ALOFT...EXPECT MINIMUM RH VALUES FROM 25 TO 30 PERCENT.
AFTERNOON SMOKE DISPERSION WILL BE VERY GOOD.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7100-8400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 6 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 16 TO 17
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........8   8   8   8   8   8   8   7   7
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............65  69  70  71  73  74  75  76  73
RH..............47  42  41  39  36  34  32  31  35
20 FT WIND DIR..SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
20 FT WIND SPD..8   8   9   9   10  12  14  14  12
20 FT WIND GUST.15  15  15  15  20  20  25  20  20

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-54.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 8 TO 15 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........7      6      5      5      7      11
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............75     70     63     58     55     52
RH..............33     39     51     62     69     77
20 FT WIND......SE 11  SE 8   SE 7   SE 8   SE 7   SE 6
20 FT WIND GUST.20     15     10     15     15     10

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8100-8300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 8 TO 17 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM      10 AM     1 PM      4 PM
SKY (%).........14        16        17        18
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
TEMP............51        63        74        77
RH..............80        56        40        36
20 FT WIND......SE 6G10   SE 9G15   SE 12G20  SE 12G20

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FORECASTER...ROGERS
REQUESTED BY...JEFF OLSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100518.MANGE.01/FGF