FNUS73 KFGF 161212
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR ONDATRA...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
712 AM CDT MON MAY 16 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 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 NEAR 70 DEGREES 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 EXCELLENT.

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

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000-6700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 6 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 16 TO 18
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............56  61  65  67  69  69  70  70
RH..............43  37  33  31  29  29  29  29
20 FT WIND DIR..SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
20 FT WIND SPD..6   7   7   8   9   9   9   9
20 FT WIND GUST.10  10  10  15  15  15  15  15

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........74-79 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 10 TO 18 MPH DECREASING TO 6 TO 7 MPH
                    IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

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............69     63     55     50     46     43
RH..............30     37     50     61     71     76
20 FT WIND......SE 8   SE 5   SE 5   SE 5   SE 5   SE 5
20 FT WIND GUST.15     10

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FORECASTER...ROGERS
REQUESTED BY...RANDY PRACHAR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110516.ONDAT.01/FGF