FNUS73 KFGF 161227
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR TRAPPER PETES...MNDNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
727 AM CDT MON MAY 16 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 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 NEAR 15 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. 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.....64-69.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4700-6300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 8 TO 13 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  57  61  63  65  65  66  66
RH..............46  40  37  33  31  30  30  30  30
20 FT WIND DIR..SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
20 FT WIND SPD..5   5   5   6   6   7   6   6   6
20 FT WIND GUST.    10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10

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FORECASTER...DK
REQUESTED BY...GRETCHEN MEHMEL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110516.TRAPP.01/FGF