FNUS73 KFGF 161218
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR LAKE SEVENTEEN...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
718 AM CDT MON MAY 16 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1500 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 UPPER 60S WITH A
MINIMUM RH AROUND 30 PERCENT. WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE
SOUTHEAST TO BETWEEN 15 AND 20 MPH THIS AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTS
APPROACHING 30 MPH BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4100-6000 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 8 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 22 TO 30
                    MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.

TIME (CDT)      2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........0   0   0   0   0
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............64  66  66  67  67
RH..............33  31  31  30  31
20 FT WIND DIR..SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
20 FT WIND SPD..18  18  18  18  18
20 FT WIND GUST.30  30  30  30  30

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-46.
MAX HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 14 TO 19 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25
                    MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4200-5200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 26 TO 33 MPH DECREASING TO 14 TO 22
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

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............66     61     54     50     46     44
RH..............32     38     50     58     65     68
20 FT WIND......SE 17  SE 14  SE 14  SE 14  SE 12  SE 12
20 FT WIND GUST.25     20     20     20     20     20

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FORECASTER...ROGERS
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS ROED
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110516.LAKES.01/FGF