FNUS73 KFGF 061537 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR BLACKDUCK PILE BURNING...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 937 AM CST FRI JAN 6 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0935 CST ON JANUARY 06. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... EXPECT MOSTLY CLOUDY CONDITIONS AT THE PRESCRIBED BURN SITE TODAY. SOME SCATTERED FLURRIES ARE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING WITH A BETTER CHANCE FOR LIGHT SNOW THIS AFTERNOON AS A SURFACE TROUGH MOVES ACROSS NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. LIGHT WIND WILL INCREASE FROM THE WEST TO NORTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON TO AROUND 15 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. TEMPERATURES MAY RISE ANOTHER DEGREE OR TWO...BUT CLOUDY CONDITIONS WILL LIMIT HIGHS TO THE MID 30S. CLOUD COVER WILL ALSO KEEP MINIMUM RH VALUES ELEVATED TO 70 PERCENT OR HIGHER. SMOKE DISPERSION WILL BE EXCELLENT THROUGH THE DAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED FLURRIES IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....34-39. MIN HUMIDITY........67-72 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000-3100 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 31 MPH. TIME (CST) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........67 71 75 80 84 88 91 94 95 97 WEATHER COV.....SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE....SW SW SW SW SW SN SN SN SN SN TSTM COV........ TEMP............33 31 33 34 35 35 36 36 36 33 RH..............82 81 78 75 72 77 73 72 73 76 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..7 8 9 11 12 14 15 15 14 14 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 20 20 20 20 20 20 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....18-23. MAX HUMIDITY........89-94 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......700-2100 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 22 TO 31 MPH DECREASING TO 15 TO 21 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........98 91 81 73 72 74 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....SNOW SNOW SNOW NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............30 27 25 23 22 21 RH..............79 85 87 88 90 91 20 FT WIND......NW 11 W 9 W 7 W 6 W 5 W 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 10 10 10 10 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....26-31. MIN HUMIDITY........67-72 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2100-3200 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 9 TO 18 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........76 75 74 74 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............20 20 25 28 RH..............93 92 81 72 20 FT WIND......W 5G10 W 7G10 NW 8G15 NW 7G10 $$ FORECASTER...ROGERS REQUESTED BY...MICHAEL MACKEY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120106.BLACK.01/FGF