FNUS73 KFGF 161223
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR STAFF...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
723 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.....62-67.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5600-6200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 3 TO 9 MPH INCREASING TO 13 TO 21 MPH
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.

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............51  54  57  60  61  63  63  64  64
RH..............43  38  34  31  30  28  29  28  29
20 FT WIND DIR..SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
20 FT WIND SPD..5   5   6   6   7   8   8   8   9
20 FT WIND GUST.    10  10  10  10  15  15  15  15

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-44.
MAX HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST UP TO
                    5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4200-6100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 12 TO 21 MPH DECREASING TO 5 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............63     58     52     48     44     42
RH..............31     38     47     56     65     67
20 FT WIND......SE 8   SE 6   SE 5   SE 5   SE 4   SE 4
20 FT WIND GUST.15     10     10            5      5

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500-6100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 7 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO 26
                    MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM      10 AM     1 PM      4 PM
SKY (%).........0         0         7         8
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
TEMP............41        53        64        67
RH..............70        46        32        30
20 FT WIND......SE 5G10   SE 8G15   SE 12G20  SE 12G20

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FORECASTER...ROGERS
REQUESTED BY...TROY BOSCHEE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110516.STAFF.01/FGF