FNUS73 KFGF 241303
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR TNC 9...NATURE CONSERVANCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
803 AM CDT TUE APR 24 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON APRIL 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

WARM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM...WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW 80S. WINDS
WILL BECOME SOUTHEASTERLY BY LATE MORNING AT AROUND 10 MPH. A FEW
GUSTS TO 20 MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS MAY BE LIGHT
AND VARIABLE AT TIMES THIS MORNING AT THE BURN SITE. WITH DEEP
VERTICAL MIXING THIS AFTERNOON TO ABOVE 5000 FT AND WARM
TEMPERATURES...RH VALUES SHOULD QUICKLY FALL...BOTTOMING OUT
AROUND 25 TO 30 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL THIS
AFTERNOON IS EXPECTED TO BE FAIR TO GOOD. SHOWERS AND A FEW
THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT WITH THE LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM AND APPROACHING COLD FRONT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-84.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000-5700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 14 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........29  31  33  35  38  40  42  45
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............65  70  74  77  79  80  80  80
RH..............50  42  37  35  32  31  31  33
20 FT WIND DIR..SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
20 FT WIND SPD..7   8   8   9   10  10  10  10
20 FT WIND GUST.10  10  10  15  15  15  15  15

.TONIGHT...

MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-58.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
TEMP............79     70     63     62     60     57
RH..............34     45     58     62     67     77

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FORECASTER...MAKOWSKI
REQUESTED BY...ERIC HOFF
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120424.TNC9_.01/FGF