FNUS73 KFGF 161154
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR MU  2...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
654 AM CDT MON MAY 16 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 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 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSION AT TIME OF
IGNITION WILL BE GOOD.

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........26-31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500-6400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 9 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 21
                    MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

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  54  57  60  62  64  64  65  65
RH..............49  44  40  36  34  32  32  31  32
20 FT WIND DIR..SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
20 FT WIND SPD..7   8   10  11  12  12  12  12  12
20 FT WIND GUST.10  15  15  20  20  20  20  20  20

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-44.
MAX HUMIDITY........74-79 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4100-5700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 13 TO 22 MPH DECREASING TO 9 TO 12
                    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............64     59     52     48     44     42
RH..............32     39     51     60     70     76
20 FT WIND......SE 11  SE 8   SE 7   SE 8   SE 8   SE 7
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     10     15     15     10

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........29-34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5300-5400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 9 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 21 TO 24
                    MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM      10 AM     1 PM      4 PM
SKY (%).........0         0         9         8
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
TEMP............41        53        64        67
RH..............79        54        40        36
20 FT WIND......SE 7G10   SE 11G15  SE 16G25  SE 17G25

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FORECASTER...ROGERS
REQUESTED BY...JEFF OLSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110516.MU2__.01/FGF