FNUS73 KFGF 221416
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR TNC-WP-N...NATURE CONSERVANCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
916 AM CDT SAT OCT 22 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1330 CDT ON OCTOBER 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WITH RESPECT TO WINDS...LIGHT AND VARIABLE PRE-BURN BUT BY
IGNITION TIME SHOULD BE A FAIRLY CONSISTENT WIND OUT OF THE SOUTH...
AVERAGING ABOUT 10 MPH EARLY AFTERNOON. GUSTY CHARACTER WILL
PROBABLY KICK IN BY ABOUT 1400 BUT THINK GUSTS SHOULD HOLD TO
ABOUT 20 MPH. WINDS COULD SUSTAIN CLOSER TO 15 MPH AROUND TIME OF
MAX TEMP...SAY ABOUT 1600. LOOK FOR RAIN FREE CONDITIONS THROUGH
AT LEAST SUNSET.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-64.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST UP TO 5 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTH 8 TO 13 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH LATE IN THE
                    MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3200-4700 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO
                    3800-5500 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON
                    DECREASING TO 2000 FT AGL LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 1 TO 9 MPH INCREASING TO 12 TO 18 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........22  24  25  27  31  41  53
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............52  56  59  60  61  60  58
RH..............58  51  49  46  45  49  57
20 FT WIND DIR..S   S   S   S   S   S   S
20 FT WIND SPD..5   7   9   11  12  10  8
20 FT WIND GUST.10  10  15  20  20  15  15

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED
                    RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-44.
MAX HUMIDITY........87-92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 6 TO 13 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........63     74     69     51     46     48
WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............55     53     52     50     47     43
RH..............61     66     72     76     81     88
20 FT WIND......S 7    S 9    S 9    SW 6   W 5    W 4
20 FT WIND GUST.10     15     15     10     10     5

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FORECASTER...WJB
REQUESTED BY...MATT MECKLENBURG
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111022.TNCWP.01/FGF