FNUS73 KFGF 261350
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR STAFFANSON...NATURE CONSERVANCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
850 AM CDT THU MAY 26 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON MAY 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS THIS MORNING WITH AN EASTERLY COMPONENT
BECOMING PREDOMINANT MID MORNING. DRY AIR MASS AND FULL SUN WILL
LEAD TO MIN RH'S IN THE UPPER 20S WITH HIGHS IN THE LOW 60S. SMOKE
DISPERSION WILL BE LIMITED BY WEAK WIND FIELDS AND OUR
CALCULATIONS INDICATE THAT IT WILL ONLY BARELY BECOME EXCELLENT BY
300 OR 400 PM.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-66.
MIN HUMIDITY........34-39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000-6400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 7 TO 12 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........24  25  24  22  20  18  18
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............57  60  61  62  63  63  63
RH..............44  42  41  40  39  39  39
20 FT WIND DIR..E   E   E   E   E   E   E
20 FT WIND SPD..6   6   7   7   8   9   10
20 FT WIND GUST.10  10  10  15  15  15  15

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-47.
MAX HUMIDITY........67-72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM
SKY (%).........18  21  25  30  36  42  48  54  59  64  69  73
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............62  61  58  55  53  51  49  48  47  46  45  44
RH..............39  41  45  49  53  57  59  61  63  65  68  71
20 FT WIND DIR..E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   SE  SE
20 FT WIND SPD..10  10  10  10  9   9   9   9   9   10  10  11
20 FT WIND GUST.15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15

$$
FORECASTER...WJB
REQUESTED BY...MATT MECKLENBURG
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110526.STAFF.01/FGF