FNUS73 KFGF 031427
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR KETTLEDRUMMER...NATURE CONSERVANCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
927 AM CDT TUE MAY 3 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 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. THERE IS A CHANCE 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........19-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7100-8100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 6 TO 15 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........8   10  14  17  22  25  29
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............51  55  57  59  59  60  60
RH..............36  30  29  26  24  25  26
20 FT WIND DIR..S   S   S   S   S   S   S
20 FT WIND SPD..10  10  10  10  9   9   8
20 FT WIND GUST.15  15  15  15  15  15  15

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-41.
MAX HUMIDITY........62-67 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6100-7400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 15 TO 24 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 10
                    TO 13 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........31     31     28     30     40     54
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............59     54     48     44     41     39
RH..............27     35     47     55     59     63
20 FT WIND......S 8    S 8    S 8    SE 8   SE 9   SE 10
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     15     15     15     15

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FORECASTER...KAISER
REQUESTED BY...MATT MECKLENBURG
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110503.KETTL.01/FGF