FNUS73 KFGF 191318 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR BLUESTEM-15...NATURE CONSERVANCY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 818 AM CDT TUE OCT 19 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON OCTOBER 19. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... EXPECT FILTERED SUNSHINE AND DRY CONDITIONS THROUGH THE DAY AT THE PRESCRIBED BURN SITE AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS SOUTHERN CANADA. LIGHT SOUTHWEST WIND THIS MORNING WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AND INCREASE FROM 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. THE HIGH TEMPERATURE WILL TOP OUT NEAR 60 DEGREES WITH MINIMUM RH VALUES AROUND 35 PERCENT. AFTERNOON SMOKE DISPERSION WILL BE GOOD TO EXCELLENT. WEDNESDAY WILL BE SIMILAR TO TODAY...BUT BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-64. MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2900-4000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO 3600-5200 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 1900 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 8 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO WEST 18 TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO AROUND 15 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........56 55 54 51 48 44 41 39 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............45 50 54 57 60 61 61 59 RH..............58 48 43 38 35 33 32 34 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..8 9 11 14 14 14 12 10 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 20 20 20 25 20 15 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-41. MAX HUMIDITY........74-79 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 8 TO 13 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........37 39 42 45 44 41 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............56 49 46 43 42 40 RH..............38 50 58 65 67 73 20 FT WIND......W 8 W 7 W 9 NW 10 NW 7 W 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 15 15 10 10 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-62. MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2300-3800 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 5300-6700 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON INCREASING TO 7400 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 5200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 3000 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 12 TO 21 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 28 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........37 37 36 31 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............39 43 54 59 RH..............76 65 43 33 20 FT WIND......W 6G10 NW 11G15 NW 14G20 NW 18G25 $$ FORECASTER...HOPKINS REQUESTED BY...MATT MECKLENBURG TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20101019.BLUES.01/FGF