FNUS73 KFGF 161338
FWSFGF

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

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 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........22-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000-6900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 2 TO 9 MPH INCREASING TO 13 TO 20 MPH
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.

TIME (CDT)      10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............50  53  57  60  62  64  64  65  65
RH..............44  39  34  30  28  27  27  27  27
20 FT WIND DIR..SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
20 FT WIND SPD..4   5   6   7   8   8   8   8   8
20 FT WIND GUST.5       10  10  15  15  15  15  15

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-43.
MAX HUMIDITY........68-73 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4300-6200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 12 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 8 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     47     44     41
RH..............29     35     46     56     62     70
20 FT WIND......SE 7   SE 5   SE 5   SE 5   SE 5   SE 4
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10                          5

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 8 TO 13 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4800-6000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO 24
                    MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM      10 AM     1 PM      4 PM
SKY (%).........0         0         4         7
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
TEMP............40        53        64        67
RH..............73        44        30        28
20 FT WIND......SE 4G5    SE 8G15   SE 11G20  SE 11G20

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FORECASTER...WJB
REQUESTED BY...LINDY MCNEILUS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110516.HOPST.01/FGF