FNUS73 KFGF 251311
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR BJUGSTAD EAST...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
811 AM CDT WED APR 25 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES THIS MORNING WILL GIVE WAY TO INCREASING CLOUD
COVER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AT THE PRESCRIBED BURN SITE. DO
NOT EXPECT ANY ADDITIONAL PRECIPITATION...BUT LIGHT AND VARIABLE
WIND WILL INCREASE AND SHIFT TO THE NORTH FROM 10 TO 20 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 25 MPH AS A SURFACE LOW CURRENTLY NEAR SIOUX FALLS SLIDES
TO THE SOUTHEAST. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL DROP SOUTH FROM CANADA
THIS AFTERNOON...BUT SHOULD NOT IMPACT THE BURN SITE UNTIL AFTER 4
PM. WIND DIRECTION WILL REMAIN FROM THE NORTH...BUT SPEEDS MAY
BRIEFLY INCREASE TO ABOVE 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH WITH INITIAL
FRONTAL PASSAGE. HIGH TEMPERATURE TODAY WILL INCREASE INTO THE MID
70S WITH MINIMUM RH AROUND 40 PERCENT. THURSDAY WILL BE COOLER AND
DRIER WITH AN EASTERLY WIND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........36-41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700-2600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5400-6100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 7 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 17
                    TO 22 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........38  35  32  30  29  32  34  37  40  42
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............62  67  69  71  72  73  73  73  71  69
RH..............62  52  49  47  46  44  43  41  42  42
20 FT WIND DIR..N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N
20 FT WIND SPD..11  13  13  15  15  16  16  16  17  17
20 FT WIND GUST.15  20  20  20  20  25  25  25  25  25

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-59.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-3300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3700-4800 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 15 TO 23 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM      10 AM     1 PM      4 PM
SKY (%).........17        15        24        31
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............37        43        51        56
RH..............77        51        33        30
20 FT WIND......N 12G20   NE 13G20  E 13G20   E 13G20

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FORECASTER...ROGERS
REQUESTED BY...OSCAR KNUDTSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120425.BJUGS.01/FGF