FNUS73 KFGF 081500
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR LA-PILE BURN...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
1000 AM CDT MON AUG 8 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON AUGUST 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A BREEZY DAY INTO THE AFTERNOON BEHIND A COLD FRONT WITH SPEEDS HOLDING
BETWEEN 15 AND 20 MPH. COOLER AIR FILTERING IN COULD TOUCH OFF A BRIEF
SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM...BUT WILL BE ISOLATED SO ODDS OF BURN SITE
SEEING ONE ARE SLIM. GOOD DISPERSION PROVIDED PLUME RISE CAN
OVERCOME STRONG SURFACE WINDS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........44-49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 14 TO 19 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 25 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7200-7900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 9 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 23 TO
                    30 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.

TIME (CDT)      11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........44  48  51  52  52  52  51  49
WEATHER COV.....        SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....        TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM
TEMP............67  69  70  72  72  73  73  73
RH..............65  61  59  55  53  51  49  49
20 FT WIND DIR..W   W   W   W   NW  NW  NW  NW
20 FT WIND SPD..14  15  16  17  17  17  17  17
20 FT WIND GUST.25  25  25  25  25  25  25  25

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-56.
MAX HUMIDITY........88-93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25
                    MPH IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400-1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 17 TO 26 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 16
                    MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........48     46     43     39     32     26
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............72     66     61     58     56     54
RH..............51     63     75     83     86     93
20 FT WIND......NW 16  NW 15  NW 14  N 11   NW 10  NW 9
20 FT WIND GUST.25     25     20     20     15     15

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........41-46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7400-8600 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 15 TO 18 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM      10 AM     1 PM      4 PM
SKY (%).........21        23        28        30
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
TEMP............53        61        69        72
RH..............93        67        53        48
20 FT WIND......NW 8G15   NW 8G15   NW 9G15   NW 8G15

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FORECASTER...WJB
REQUESTED BY...COLLEEN GRAUE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110808.LAPIL.01/FGF