FNUS73 KFGF 031230
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR NATIVE PRAIRIE...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
730 AM CDT MON OCT 3 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON OCTOBER 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A WEAK SURFACE BOUNDARY WILL MOVE VERY SLOWLY ACROSS THE PRESCRIBED
BURN SITE TODAY. LIGHT EAST-SOUTHEAST WIND THIS MORNING WILL
BECOME BETTER ESTABLISHED FROM THE EAST THIS AFTERNOON AROUND 10
MPH OR LESS. SUSTAINED PERIODS WITH WINDS FROM THE NORTHEAST ARE
NOT EXPECTED TODAY. WITH AMPLE SUNSHINE...THE HIGH TEMPERATURE
WILL CLIMB INTO THE UPPER 70S WITH A MINIMUM RH NEAR 40 PERCENT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2300-3400 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 7
                    TO 9 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO
                    THE EAST 8 TO 14 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.

TIME (CDT)      11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........35  37  38  38  37  36  35  33
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............64  68  72  74  76  77  77  76
RH..............58  52  48  44  43  42  40  42
20 FT WIND DIR..SE  SE  SE  E   E   E   E   E
20 FT WIND SPD..5   6   7   7   7   6   6   5
20 FT WIND GUST.10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-57.
MAX HUMIDITY........72-77 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2300-3300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 8 TO 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST
                    7 TO 8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........32     30     29     29     32     36
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............73     66     62     59     58     56
RH..............46     56     65     69     69     72
20 FT WIND......E 5    E 6    E 7    E 6    E 5    E 5
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     10     10     10

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FORECASTER...ROGERS
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS ROED
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111003.NATIV.01/FGF