FNUS73 KFGF 151513
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR BJORNSON WPA...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
1013 AM CDT SUN MAY 15 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1430 CDT ON MAY 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

EXPECT SUNNY AND WARM WEATHER. THE NORTHEAST WINDS WILL BE AROUND
OR JUST BELOW 10 MPH. THE MIXING HEIGHTS WILL BE EXCELLENT...WHICH
ALLOW FOR VERY DRY AIR ALOFT TO BE MIXED TO THE SURFACE...AS WELL
AS THE OCCASIONAL WIND GUST AROUND 15 MPH. THE MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITY SHOULD FALL TO AROUND 25 PERCENT. SMOKE DISPERSION WILL
BE EXCELLENT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5200-6400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 12 TO 16 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........6   6   6   7   7   7
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............60  61  62  64  65  62
RH..............35  34  31  29  31  34
20 FT WIND DIR..NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE
20 FT WIND SPD..8   8   8   8   8   7
20 FT WIND GUST.15  15  15  15  10  10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. PATCHY FROST EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-37.
MAX HUMIDITY........78-83 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING EAST UP TO 5 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 9 TO 16 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........7      6      5      4      4      4
WEATHER COV.....                                   PATCHY
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   FROST
TEMP............59     54     48     42     38     35
RH..............36     46     59     69     73     79
20 FT WIND......NE 6   NE 5   NE 4   E 5    SE 4   SE 3
20 FT WIND GUST.10            5             5      5

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. PATCHY FROST EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE
                    IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5800-6400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM      10 AM     1 PM      4 PM
SKY (%).........5         5         5         4
WEATHER COV.....PATCHY
WEATHER TYPE....FROST     NONE      NONE      NONE
TEMP............38        49        62        66
RH..............83        54        35        32
20 FT WIND......SE 2      SW 4G5    S 5       SE 5

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FORECASTER...GROCHOCINSKI
REQUESTED BY...LINDY MCNEILUS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110515.BJORN.01/FGF