FNUS73 KFGF 231308
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR HANKINSON...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
808 AM CDT MON APR 23 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0810 CDT ON APRIL 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE IN THE AREA WILL KEEP WINDS RATHER
LIGHT...POSSIBLY GOING CALM DURING PARTS OF THE DAY. BY LATE THIS
AFTN...HOWEVER...EXPECT WINDS TO SET UP WITH A SOUTH TO SOUTHEASTERLY
DIRECTION. NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED IN THE BURN AREA.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000-6100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 17 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........44  46  49  51  54  56  58  51  44  38  32  28
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............38  43  49  55  59  62  64  67  68  69  69  70
RH..............80  73  64  54  47  42  37  34  32  32  32  34
20 FT WIND DIR..SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  S   S   S   S
20 FT WIND SPD..6   6   7   8   9   9   9   10  10  11  10  9
20 FT WIND GUST.10  10  10  10  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........31-36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500-3600 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 1400 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 3 TO 9 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM      10 AM     1 PM      4 PM
SKY (%).........21        27        36        38
WEATHER COV.....                    S CHC     S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      NONE      RNSHWR    RNSHWR
TSTM COV........                    S CHC     S CHC
TEMP............46        58        69        75
RH..............83        61        45        36
20 FT WIND......SE 3G5    SE 6G10   SE 8G10   SE 7G10

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FORECASTER...SPEICHER
REQUESTED BY...OSCAR KNUDTSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120423.HANKI.01/FGF