FNUS73 KFGF 161351
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR SEVEN SISTERS...NATURE CONSERVANCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
851 AM CDT MON MAY 16 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 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........23-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 6 TO 11 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5900-6700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO 16 TO 21 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............54  57  60  62  64  64  65  65
RH..............40  36  32  30  28  28  28  28
20 FT WIND DIR..SE  E   E   E   E   SE  SE  SE
20 FT WIND SPD..5   6   7   8   9   9   10  9
20 FT WIND GUST.10  10  10  15  15  15  15  15

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-44.
MAX HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

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..............30     36     47     56     62     67
20 FT WIND......SE 9   SE 7   SE 5   SE 5   SE 5   SE 5
20 FT WIND GUST.15     10     10

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM      10 AM     1 PM      4 PM
SKY (%).........0         0         9         9
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
TEMP............41        53        64        67
RH..............70        46        34        32
20 FT WIND......SE 5G10   SE 8G15   SE 11G20  SE 14G20

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FORECASTER...WJB
REQUESTED BY...MATT MECKLENBURG
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110516.SEVEN.01/FGF