FNUS73 KFGF 131208 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR PRAIRIE SMOKE DUNES...MN DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 708 AM CDT WED OCT 13 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON OCTOBER 13. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SUNNY SKIES AND WEST/NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH WILL OCCUR THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AT THIS BURN SITE. TEMPERATURE AND MINIMUM HUMIDITY WILL BE SIMILAR TO YESTERDAY. SMOKE DISPERSAL WILL BE EXCELLENT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65. MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2900 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 4700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2500 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........WEST 9 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 14 TO 23 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........16 17 18 19 20 22 24 25 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............52 56 59 61 62 61 58 55 RH..............52 45 40 35 32 32 36 42 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..8 9 10 11 12 11 9 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 20 20 20 15 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45. MAX HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 8 TO 15 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........27 30 33 36 42 47 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............51 47 46 45 45 43 RH..............50 57 58 58 58 65 20 FT WIND......W 4 W 5 SW 5 S 6 SW 6 SW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 10 10 10 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-66. MIN HUMIDITY........28-33 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2700-4200 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 3600-5300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 1900 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........WEST 8 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 22 TO 29 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING NORTH AROUND 15 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........47 30 11 7 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............42 51 61 62 RH..............70 52 39 33 20 FT WIND......SW 6G10 W 10G15 N 12G20 N 10G15 $$ FORECASTER...TG REQUESTED BY...ERIK ANTHONISEN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20101013.PRAIR.01/FGF