FNUS73 KFGF 251352 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR TESSMAN...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 852 AM CDT WED APR 25 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0905 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 EASTERLY WIND WILL INCREASE AND SHIFT TO THE NORTH THIS AFTERNOON FROM 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 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 25 MPH WITH INITIAL FRONTAL PASSAGE. HIGH TEMPERATURE TODAY WILL INCREASE TO NEAR 70 DEGREES WITH MINIMUM RH AROUND 40 PERCENT. WINDS WILL DECREASE SOMEWHAT AFTER SUNSET WITH ONLY MODEST RH RECOVERY OVERNIGHT. THURSDAY WILL BE COOLER AND DRIER WITH AN EASTERLY WIND. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73. MIN HUMIDITY........38-43 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500-4800 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 9 TO 18 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AROUND 21 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........56 50 45 41 39 38 43 47 51 55 58 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............54 57 60 63 65 67 68 68 67 65 63 RH..............57 55 51 50 48 47 45 43 45 46 48 20 FT WIND DIR..E E NE NE N NW NW N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD..4 3 2 2 3 5 7 10 12 13 15 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 10 10 15 20 20 20 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....34-39. MAX HUMIDITY........73-78 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3000-4400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400-1900 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 21 TO 26 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........60 60 59 55 28 7 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............60 54 49 45 41 37 RH..............51 59 68 72 74 77 20 FT WIND......N 15 N 12 N 11 N 10 N 10 N 10 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 15 15 15 15 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-57. MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000-3500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4100-6000 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 14 TO 23 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 12 TO 14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........12 9 17 18 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............36 42 50 54 RH..............75 41 30 28 20 FT WIND......NE 10G15 NE 9G15 E 9G15 E 9G15 $$ FORECASTER...ROGERS REQUESTED BY...LINDY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120425.TESSM.01/FGF