FNUS73 KFGF 161347
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR ERICKSON...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
847 AM CDT MON MAY 16 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1600 CDT ON MAY 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
EXPECT SUNNY AND DRY CONDITIONS AT THE PRESCRIBED BURN SITE TODAY
AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE DOMINATES THE REGIONAL WEATHER PATTERN.
THE AFTERNOON HIGH TEMPERATURE WILL BE IN THE MID 60S WITH A
MINIMUM RH IN THE UPPER 20 PERCENT RANGE. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WIND
THIS MORNING WILL INCREASE FROM THE SOUTHEAST THIS AFTERNOON
AROUND 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSION AT TIME OF
IGNITION WILL BE GOOD TO EXCELLENT.

TUESDAY WILL BE VERY SIMILAR TO TODAY...BUT WARMER WITH A SLIGHTLY
STRONGER SOUTHEAST WIND.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5400-6200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 6 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 16 TO 21
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........0   0   0   0
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............64  64  65  65
RH..............29  29  29  30
20 FT WIND DIR..SE  SE  SE  SE
20 FT WIND SPD..8   8   9   9
20 FT WIND GUST.15  15  15  15

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-44.
MAX HUMIDITY........68-73 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4300-6200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 18 TO 24 MPH DECREASING TO 7 TO 14
                    MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........0      0      0      0      0      0
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............64     59     52     48     44     42
RH..............31     38     49     58     68     70
20 FT WIND......SE 8   SE 6   SE 5   SE 6   SE 5   SE 5
20 FT WIND GUST.15     10     10     10     10     10

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500-6100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 7 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 26
                    MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM      10 AM     1 PM      4 PM
SKY (%).........0         0         7         8
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
TEMP............41        54        65        68
RH..............73        45        31        29
20 FT WIND......SE 5G10   SE 8G15   SE 12G20  SE 14G20

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FORECASTER...WJB
REQUESTED BY...CORY HENRY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110516.ERICK.01/FGF