FNUS73 KFGF 161212
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR ZIEBART...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
712 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 AROUND 30 PERCENT. WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE
SOUTHEAST TO BETWEEN 15 AND 20 MPH THIS AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTS
APPROACHING 25 MPH BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5900-6000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 8 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO 26
                    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  58  62  64  66  66  67  67
RH..............52  46  40  37  33  31  31  29  29
20 FT WIND DIR..SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
20 FT WIND SPD..9   11  14  14  15  16  16  16  16
20 FT WIND GUST.15  15  20  25  25  25  25  25  25

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........71-76 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20
                    MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4300-5900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 20 TO 28 MPH DECREASING TO 13 TO 15
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

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     54     49     46     43
RH..............30     37     48     58     65     73
20 FT WIND......SE 15  SE 12  SE 11  SE 12  SE 10  SE 10
20 FT WIND GUST.20     20     15     20     15     15

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 18 TO 23 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 35 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5100-5300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 15 TO 21 MPH INCREASING TO 26 TO 35
                    MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM      10 AM     1 PM      4 PM
SKY (%).........0         0         5         6
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
TEMP............42        54        64        68
RH..............76        48        35        32
20 FT WIND......SE 12G20  S 18G25   SE 20G30  SE 20G30

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FORECASTER...DK
REQUESTED BY...JASON LURA
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110516.ZIEBA.01/FGF