FNUS73 KFGF 031301 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR SETRAN...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 801 AM CDT THU JUN 3 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON JUNE 03. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... EXPECT PARTLY SUNNY SKIES AND RELIABLE SOUTHERLY WINDS BY THE PROPOSED BURN TIME. CLOUD COVER WILL INCREASE FROM THE WEST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON DUE TO THE APPROACHING TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE. WIND GUSTS COULD REACH UP TO 15 MPH BY LATE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHTS LOOK GOOD...AND THE MIXING IN THE LOWER LEVELS SHOULD HELP DRAW DOWN DRY AIR TO THE SURFACE. THE FORECASTED RH IS NEAR 35 PERCENT. THE RH COULD BE A LITTLE HIGHER IF THE CLOUDS INCREASE FASTER THAN THE FORECAST. SMOKE DISPERSION WILL BE GOOD. SHOWERS AND STORMS ARE LIKELY THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...WHICH COULD BRING UP TO QUARTER INCH OF RAIN TO THE BURN SITE. TOMORROW LOOKS WINDY AND DRY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78. MIN HUMIDITY........33-38 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3600-5200 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 5300-7000 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 4700 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 1 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 13 TO 14 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........49 53 57 61 64 67 70 73 76 78 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............65 69 71 73 74 74 74 74 73 72 RH..............55 49 47 42 40 40 39 39 38 42 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 4 5 5 6 6 7 8 8 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 10 10 10 10 15 15 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....57-62. MAX HUMIDITY........84-89 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......2800-4100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 9 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST AROUND 12 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........80 83 85 84 80 74 WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............70 68 65 62 61 59 RH..............51 64 70 77 82 88 20 FT WIND......S 8 SE 8 SE 8 SE 7 E 5 NE 4 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 10 10 5 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79. MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 11 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-3400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5900-6900 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 10 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO NORTH 21 TO 30 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........67 53 42 37 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............60 69 74 76 RH..............85 63 45 36 20 FT WIND......N 4G5 NW 8G15 NW 14G25 NW 14G25 $$ FORECASTER...GROCHOCINSKI REQUESTED BY...TROY BOSCHEE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100603.SETRA.01/FGF