FNUS73 KFGF 191223
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR HOFER MARSH...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
723 AM CDT TUE OCT 19 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 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 NEAR 30 PERCENT. AFTERNOON SMOKE DISPERSION WILL
BE GOOD TO VERY GOOD.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-62.
MIN HUMIDITY........29-34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING...
                    THEN WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2700-3800 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO 3300-4800
                    FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 1800
                    FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 8 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 26 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........60  60  58  56  51  45  39  33  28
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............38  43  48  52  55  58  59  59  57
RH..............67  57  49  43  38  34  34  34  37
20 FT WIND DIR..SW  SW  W   W   W   W   W   W   W
20 FT WIND SPD..8   10  11  14  15  16  16  15  12
20 FT WIND GUST.15  15  20  20  25  25  25  25  20

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....34-39.
MAX HUMIDITY........77-82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 20 TO 26 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 16
                    MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........25     30     40     48     49     45
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............54     47     44     41     40     38
RH..............41     56     68     76     76     79
20 FT WIND......W 10   W 10   NW 11  NW 12  NW 10  NW 8
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     15     20     15     15

$$
FORECASTER...ROGERS
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS ROED
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101019.HOFER.01/FGF