FNUS73 KFGF 051206
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR PHIL AUS...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
706 AM CDT THU MAY 5 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MAY 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

PARTLY SUNNY AND WARM WEATHER IS EXPECTED TODAY. WEST-NORTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH WILL DEVELOP BY THE PROPOSED START OF THE
BURN. AFTERNOON MIXING SHOULD ALLOW DRIER AIR FROM ALOFT TO REACH
THE SURFACE...AS WELL AS AN OCCASIONAL WIND GUST UP TO 20 MPH.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL REACH A MINIMUM NEAR 30 PERCENT. SMOKE
DISPERSION WILL BE EXCELLENT THANKS TO THE MIXING AND SUFFICIENT
WIND FLOW ALOFT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-66.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10800-12000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 9 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO 21
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........50  46  44  45  47  48  48  47
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............52  55  59  61  62  63  63  63
RH..............59  47  40  38  34  32  33  33
20 FT WIND DIR..W   W   NW  W   W   W   W   W
20 FT WIND SPD..9   10  10  10  11  11  11  10
20 FT WIND GUST.15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........68-73 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST UP TO
                    5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 12 TO 18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AROUND
                    8 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........46     46     48     50     53     56
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............62     57     52     48     45     43
RH..............33     40     49     56     61     68
20 FT WIND......W 9    W 5    SW 2   SE 3   SE 5   SE 5
20 FT WIND GUST.15            5      5             10

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FORECASTER...GROCHOCINSKI
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS ROED
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110505.PHILA.01/FGF