FNUS73 KFGF 191423
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR BLANKET FLOWER...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
923 AM CDT WED MAY 19 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MAY 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
EXPECT SUNNY AND DRY CONDITIONS TODAY AT THE PRESCRIBED BURN SITE.
LIGHT SOUTH-SOUTHEAST WINDS EARLY THIS MORNING WILL INCREASE TO
AROUND 10 MPH BY 10 AM...THEN REMAIN AT 10 TO 13 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL
GUSTS TO AROUND 15 MPH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. HIGH TEMPERATURES
SHOULD PEAK NEAR 80 DEGREES AND WITH THE DRY AIR ALOFT...EXPECT
MINIMUM HUMIDITY VALUES AROUND OR A BIT LESS THAN 20 PERCENT.
AFTERNOON SMOKE DISPERSION SHOULD BE EXCELLENT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9200-9500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 6 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 16 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........9   9   10  10  10  10  10  10
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............69  72  76  77  79  79  80  80
RH..............32  28  24  23  20  20  20  21
20 FT WIND DIR..S   SE  SE  SE  S   S   S   S
20 FT WIND SPD..7   9   10  10  11  10  10  9
20 FT WIND GUST.15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-56.
MAX HUMIDITY........64-69 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 8 TO 16 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 6 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........10     11     13     14     16     17
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............79     73     65     60     56     53
RH..............23     30     41     51     59     66
20 FT WIND......S 8    S 6    S 5    SE 6   SE 6   SE 6
20 FT WIND GUST.15     10     10     10     10     10

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8500-8800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 28 TO
                    29 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM      10 AM     1 PM      4 PM
SKY (%).........17        19        20        27
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
TEMP............52        64        75        79
RH..............69        46        33        29
20 FT WIND......SE 5G10   SE 5G10   S 14G20   SE 11G15

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FORECASTER...GODON
REQUESTED BY...ERIK ANTHONISEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100519.BLANK.01/FGF