FNUS73 KFGF 251340
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR TNC-WASMUTH...THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
840 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...

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 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. WINDS WILL
DECREASE SOMEWHAT AFTER SUNSET WITH ONLY MODEST RH RECOVERY
OVERNIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........37-42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 12 TO 17 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000-4900 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 9 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
                    6 TO 15 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 16 TO 22 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........33  32  35  39  42  45  48
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............69  70  72  72  71  70  68
RH..............49  47  44  44  44  42  42
20 FT WIND DIR..N   N   N   N   N   N   N
20 FT WIND SPD..7   10  12  13  16  16  17
20 FT WIND GUST.10  15  20  20  25  25  25

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-41.
MAX HUMIDITY........71-76 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN
                    THE EVENING THEN 20 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2900-4200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 17 TO 24 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........50     58     60     55     30     9
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............65     57     51     48     44     40
RH..............45     55     66     70     72     74
20 FT WIND......N 16   N 13   N 12   N 11   N 11   N 12
20 FT WIND GUST.25     20     20     15     15     20

$$
FORECASTER...ROGERS
REQUESTED BY...MATT MECKLENBURG
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120425.TNCWA.01/FGF