FNUS73 KFGF 131348 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR OAK RIDGE...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 748 AM CST TUE DEC 13 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 CST ON DECEMBER 13. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... EXPECT CLOUDY AND DRY CONDITIONS TODAY AT THE PRESCRIBED BURN SITE. OVERCAST SKIES WILL LIMIT TEMPERATURE RISES WITH AN AFTERNOON HIGH NEAR 29 DEGREES. MINIMUM RH WILL BE QUITE HIGH AND ONLY DIP TO NEAR 80 PERCENT. CALM WIND THIS MORNING WILL SLOWLY INCREASE TO AROUND 5 MPH AND SHIFT TO THE SOUTHEAST LATE THIS MORNING OR EARLY AFTERNOON AS A SURFACE RIDGE AXIS DRIFTS EASTWARD. SMOKE DISPERSION WILL BE POOR AT THE PROPOSED IGNITION TIME AND MAY ONLY BRIEFLY IMPROVE BY MID-AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....27-32. MIN HUMIDITY........73-78 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 TO 13 MPH. TIME (CST) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........100 92 92 92 92 92 92 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............21 24 27 28 29 29 28 RH..............100 92 81 81 78 78 81 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... MAX HUMIDITY........95-100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM RH..............85 92 100 100 100 100 20 FT WIND......SE 5 SE 5 SE 6 SE 6 SE 5 SE 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 .WEDNESDAY... MIN HUMIDITY........83-88 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM RH..............100 100 98 87 20 FT WIND......SE 5 S 5 SW 5G10 SW 6G10 $$ FORECASTER...ROGERS REQUESTED BY...DARRIN FRANCO TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20111213.OAKRI.01/FGF