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SPOT FORECAST FOR POOL 8 TRIANGLE...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
834 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 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.....65-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 6 TO 11 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4600-6400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 12 TO 17 MPH.

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  58  62  64  66  66  67  67
RH..............46  41  36  32  30  29  30  29  30
20 FT WIND DIR..SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
20 FT WIND SPD..6   7   7   8   8   9   9   9   10
20 FT WIND GUST.10  10  10  15  15  15  15  15  15

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-44.
MAX HUMIDITY........71-76 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST UP TO
                    5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.

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     53     49     45     42
RH..............33     39     52     61     68     73
20 FT WIND......SE 10  SE 6   SE 5   SE 5   SE 5   SE 4
20 FT WIND GUST.15     10     10     10            5

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 25 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM      10 AM     1 PM      4 PM
SKY (%).........0         0         2         4
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
TEMP............41        54        65        69
RH..............76        50        37        33
20 FT WIND......SE 5G10   S 10G15   SE 15G25  SE 14G25

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FORECASTER...WJB
REQUESTED BY...LARRY ANDERSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110516.POOL8.01/FGF