FNUS73 KFGF 251324 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR THORSON...MN DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 824 AM CDT WED APR 25 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON APRIL 25. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... EXPECT A MIX OF CLOUDS AND SUN TODAY 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 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 3 PM. WIND DIRECTION WILL REMAIN FROM THE NORTH... BUT SPEEDS MAY BRIEFLY INCREASE TO ABOVE 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 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. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-72. MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTH 12 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-2900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3400-4900 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 13 TO 21 MPH DECREASING TO 8 TO 10 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 12 TO 21 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO AROUND 23 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........41 41 45 49 52 55 58 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............65 66 67 65 64 62 60 RH..............43 42 40 43 45 48 49 20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD..9 12 13 15 15 16 17 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 20 20 20 25 25 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....31-36. MAX HUMIDITY........68-73 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......3500-4800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 800-2100 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 20 TO 26 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........60 60 59 55 28 6 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............58 52 47 42 38 34 RH..............51 56 60 63 68 72 20 FT WIND......N 18 N 15 N 13 N 15 N 12 N 11 20 FT WIND GUST.25 20 20 20 20 15 $$ FORECASTER...ROGERS REQUESTED BY...JASON EKSTEIN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120425.THORS.01/FGF