FNUS73 KFGF 041244
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR HEADQUARTERS...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
744 AM CDT THU NOV 4 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON NOVEMBER 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

EXPECT MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES AND DRY CONDITIONS AT THE PRESCRIBED
BURN SITE TODAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BEGINS TO BUILD ACROSS THE
REGION. BREEZY NORTH-NORTHWEST WIND WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE DAY
FROM 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH. THE HIGH TEMPERATURE WILL
TOP OUT IN THE LOWER 40S WITH A MINIMUM RH VALUE AROUND 55
PERCENT. FRIDAY WILL BE SIMILAR TO TODAY...EXCEPT WINDS WILL BE
LIGHT FROM THE SOUTHWEST.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....40-45.
MIN HUMIDITY........52-57 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH-NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO
                    25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-3300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3100-4500 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 1700 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 22 TO 29 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
                    AROUND 17 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........46  48  50  49  47  43  36
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............38  40  41  42  41  39  37
RH..............70  64  59  57  57  62  64
20 FT WIND DIR..N   N   N   N   N   N   N
20 FT WIND SPD..14  14  14  14  14  11  9
20 FT WIND GUST.20  25  25  25  20  20  15

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....21-26.
MAX HUMIDITY........87-92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5 TO 13 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........29     24     22     21     21     23
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............34     31     28     27     25     24
RH..............72     81     88     92     92     92
20 FT WIND......N 7    N 5    N 5    N 4    N 3    NW 3
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     5      5      5

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....42-47.
MIN HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE
                    IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1100-2900 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 2 TO 9 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM      10 AM     1 PM      4 PM
SKY (%).........23        19        14        10
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
TEMP............23        30        40        44
RH..............92        78        62        57
20 FT WIND......NW 2G5    SW 2G5    W 5G10    SW 5G10

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FORECASTER...ROGERS
REQUESTED BY...TROY BOSCHEE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101104.HEADQ.01/FGF