FNUS73 KFGF 191319 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR ZILMER PRAIRIE...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 819 AM CDT TUE OCT 19 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 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........28-33 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000-4200 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO 3600-5300 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 1900 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 8 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 15 TO 24 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........58 58 57 56 53 49 46 43 40 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............38 44 49 54 57 60 61 61 59 RH..............76 62 52 45 40 36 33 33 36 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..6 8 11 14 15 15 15 14 10 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 20 25 25 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 10 TO 14 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........38 40 43 46 45 42 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............56 49 46 43 42 40 RH..............40 52 60 67 70 73 20 FT WIND......W 8 W 7 W 9 NW 10 W 8 W 7 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 15 15 15 10 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-61. MIN HUMIDITY........28-33 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500-5000 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 5800-7600 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 5300 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 3100 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 12 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO 26 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........38 37 36 32 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............39 42 53 58 RH..............76 67 44 34 20 FT WIND......W 7G10 NW 11G15 NW 14G20 NW 18G25 $$ FORECASTER...HOPKINS REQUESTED BY...LINDY MCNEILUS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20101019.ZILME.01/FGF