FNUS73 KFGF 021508
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR TNC-PT-GRIDS...NATURE CONSERVANCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
1008 AM CDT WED NOV 2 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 CDT ON NOVEMBER 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

EXPECT A SUNNY AND WARMER THAN NORMAL DAY AS HIGH PRESSURE
INFLUENCES THE NORTHERN PLAINS. THE LIGHT WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS
WILL PICK UP SPEED BY BURN TIME...AND THERE COULD BE SOME GUSTS
AROUND 20 MPH DURING THE MID AFTERNOON FROM ABOUT 1PM TO 4PM. THE
WINDS WILL BEGIN TO RELAX LATE THIS AFTERNOON. RELATIVE HUMIDITY
SHOULD GET DOWN TO A MINIMUM NEAR 35 TO 40 PERCENT. SMOKE
DISPERSION WILL BE GOOD THROUGH THE MID AFTERNOON DUE TO THE
DECENT MIXING AND GOOD WIND FLOW ALOFT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....43-48.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2800-4100 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 1500 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 9 TO 18 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........5   4   3   2   2   2   3   3
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............35  39  42  44  45  44  42  38
RH..............72  60  54  51  44  40  42  46
20 FT WIND DIR..NW  W   W   W   W   NW  W   W
20 FT WIND SPD..8   10  11  12  12  12  10  6
20 FT WIND GUST.15  15  20  20  20  20  15  10

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FORECASTER...GROCHOCINSKI
REQUESTED BY...MATT MECKLENBURG
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111102.TNCPT.01/FGF