FNUS73 KFGF 201354
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR TWIN LAKES BLUE STEM FIELD...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
854 AM CDT FRI MAY 20 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 CDT ON MAY 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SOUTHEAST WINDS TODAY FOR YOUR BURN SITE WITH RAIN LIKELY HOLDING
OFF UNTIL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON TO EARLY EVENING. RHS AT BURN TIME
SHOULD BE IN THE 60S AND LOWER TO THE 50S BY NOON. CLOUDS AND
INCREASING LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL KEEP RHS HIGHER THAN PREVIOUS
DAYS. SMOKE DISPERSION WILL BE EXCELLENT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........39-44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25
                    MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4800-5600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 9 TO 18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 21
                    TO 22 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........61  63  64  65  67  68  69  71  73  74  76
WEATHER COV.....                    SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....                    RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW
TEMP............59  63  66  69  71  73  74  74  74  74  74
RH..............79  69  63  57  54  51  50  51  51  52  53
20 FT WIND DIR..E   E   E   E   E   E   E   SE  SE  SE  SE
20 FT WIND SPD..8   9   11  12  12  12  14  14  14  12  10
20 FT WIND GUST.15  15  20  20  20  20  25  25  25  20  15

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE
                    NIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....56-61.
MAX HUMIDITY........87-92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3900-5800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 13 TO 22 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 12
                    TO 18 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT...THEN INCREASING TO
                    22 TO 30 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........78     84     89     94     96     97
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............73     70     65     63     60     59
RH..............55     61     68     75     83     90
20 FT WIND......SE 9   E 7    E 7    E 9    E 10   E 11
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     15     15     15     20

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FORECASTER...KAISER
REQUESTED BY...DONOVAN PIETRUSZEWSKI
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110520.TWINL.01/FGF