FNUS73 KFGF 031217 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR FUGLIE...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 717 AM CDT TUE MAY 3 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MAY 03. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WARM AND SUNNY WEATHER TODAY. SOUTH-SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH WILL DEVELOP BY THE PROPOSED START OF THE BURN. EXPECT WIND GUSTS OF UP TO 20 MPH THROUGH AT LEAST THE MIDDLE OF THE AFTERNOON. THE WINDS SHOULD BE FROM THE SOUTH BY MID AFTERNOON AND REMAIN SO THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. MIXING WILL ALLOW VERY DRY AIR FROM ALOFT TO REACH THE SURFACE...SO FORECASTED A MINIMUM RH NEAR 20 PERCENT. THIS COULD BE LOWER SINCE SOME MODELS ARE INDICATING THE POTENTIAL FOR EVEN LOWER DEW POINTS...SO RH NEAR 15 PERCENT IS POSSIBLE. SMOKE DISPERSION WILL BE EXCELLENT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-63. MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7000-8100 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 7 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 16 TO 17 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........9 11 14 18 22 26 30 34 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............47 51 55 57 59 59 60 60 RH..............45 35 30 28 25 23 24 25 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..11 12 12 12 11 10 9 8 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 20 20 20 15 15 15 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40. MAX HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 18 TO 26 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........38 42 46 50 56 63 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............59 54 48 44 40 38 RH..............26 34 45 53 58 65 20 FT WIND......S 7 S 7 S 7 S 8 S 8 SE 9 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 15 15 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-62. MIN HUMIDITY........37-42 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........70 80 87 89 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............37 46 55 59 RH..............70 55 45 42 20 FT WIND......SE 10G15 S 14G20 S 16G25 S 14G20 $$ FORECASTER...GROCHOCINSKI REQUESTED BY...LINDY MCNEILUS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110503.FUGLI.01/FGF