FNUS73 KFGF 261351 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR BLUESTEM PRAIRIE...NATURE CONSERVANCY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 851 AM CDT WED MAY 26 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 26. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE MOVING INTO YOUR BURN SITE BY EARLY AFTERNOON. THIS WILL MAKE A WIND FORECAST VERY TRICKY. THE MOST PROBABLE OUTCOME IS THAT A LIGHT NORTH WIND WILL DEVELOP DURING THE MORNING HOURS AND THEN BECOME LIGHT AND VARIABLE BY MID AFTERNOON (1500-1600) AS THE CENTER OF HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES NEAR HAWLEY. YES...ANOTHER ONE OF THOSE DAYS. TEMPERATURE WILL BE IN THE MID 70S WITH MINIMUM HUMIDITY IN THE LOW TO MID 30S. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78. MIN HUMIDITY........29-34 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH UP TO 5 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4600-5700 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 7 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........18 20 22 23 24 24 24 24 24 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............63 66 69 71 73 74 75 75 75 RH..............50 46 42 38 35 35 34 34 35 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W NW NW LGT LGT LGT LGT 20 FT WIND SPD..3 4 4 5 5 4 4 4 4 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-57. MAX HUMIDITY........78-83 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST UP TO 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........23 21 18 18 22 27 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............73 69 64 59 55 54 RH..............37 44 54 67 77 83 20 FT WIND......NE 4 NE 4 E 4 E 4 E 4 E 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-84. MIN HUMIDITY........29-34 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........32 34 32 24 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............56 67 79 81 RH..............77 52 35 34 20 FT WIND......E 5G10 SE 8G15 S 11G20 S 11G20 $$ FORECASTER...WJB REQUESTED BY...MATT MECKLENBURG TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100526.BLUES.01/FGF