FNUS73 KFGF 031251 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR MU 3...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 751 AM CDT THU JUN 3 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON JUNE 03. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SKIES SHOULD BECOME MOSTLY CLOUDY BY THE PROPOSED BURN TIME AS CLOUD COVER INCREASES FROM THE WEST WITH THE APPROACHING SURFACE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE. WINDS BY THE BURN TIME WILL BE RELIABLY FROM THE SOUTH. GUSTS ARE FORECASTED TO AROUND 15 MPH...BUT WE NEED TO KEEP AN EYE ON THINGS SINCE THERE MAY BE POTENTIAL FOR STRONGER WIND GUSTS UP TO NEAR 20 MPH. WHILE SHOWERS AND STORMS ARE POSSIBLE FOR THE ENTIRE AFTERNOON...THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE MOST OF ANY PCPN SHOULD HOLD UNTIL THE LATE AFTERNOON. THE INCREASING CLOUD COVER SHOULD KEEP RELATIVE HUMIDITY A BIT ELEVATED TODAY...SO FORECASTED A MINIMUM NEAR 45 PERCENT. SMOKE DISPERSION WILL BE GOOD. THE BURN SITE SHOULD GET ABOUT 2 TENTHS OF AN INCH OF RAIN THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TOMORROW LOOKS WINDY AND DRY A THE BURN SITE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78. MIN HUMIDITY........42-47 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 7 TO 12 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000-4400 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 5200-7000 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 4800-5000 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........71 74 75 77 78 80 80 81 82 WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE.... TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............68 71 73 74 74 74 73 74 74 RH..............54 52 49 47 47 49 51 51 55 20 FT WIND DIR..S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..6 7 8 9 10 10 11 11 11 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-57. MAX HUMIDITY........82-87 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......3200-4600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........EAST 12 TO 21 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 6 TO 8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........82 86 88 86 74 57 WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............73 68 63 60 58 55 RH..............62 73 77 81 83 86 20 FT WIND......SE 11 SE 10 SE 8 SE 7 E 5 N 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 10 10 10 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79. MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2700-3800 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 4900-6600 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 7200-7800 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 5400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2900 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 6 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO 16 TO 25 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO AROUND 14 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........44 40 41 36 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............54 68 74 76 RH..............81 52 38 31 20 FT WIND......NW 5 NW 9G15 NW 15G25 NW 14G25 $$ FORECASTER...GROCHOCINSKI REQUESTED BY...JEFF OLSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100603.MU3__.01/FGF