FNUS73 KFGF 251318
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR WILLOW RUN...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
818 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 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 3 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 INTO THE MID 60S WITH MINIMUM RH AROUND 50 PERCENT.
WINDS WILL DECREASE SOMEWHAT AFTER SUNSET WITH ONLY MODEST RH
RECOVERY OVERNIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-67.
MIN HUMIDITY........44-49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5200-5700 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 18 TO 25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 9
                    TO 17 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO AROUND 21 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........64  65  64  63  62  61  61
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............59  60  61  60  59  59  59
RH..............49  49  49  53  55  55  51
20 FT WIND DIR..NE  NE  N   N   N   N   N
20 FT WIND SPD..8   8   9   11  12  15  16
20 FT WIND GUST.10  10  15  15  20  20  25

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING
                    CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....27-32.
MAX HUMIDITY........66-71 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH
                    UNTIL EARLY MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4300-5900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 16 TO 24 MPH DECREASING TO 13 TO 14 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........60     60     59     55     27     4
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............58     51     44     39     34     30
RH..............51     59     65     70     71     71
20 FT WIND......N 16   N 15   N 12   N 12   N 11   N 10
20 FT WIND GUST.25     20     20     20     15     15

$$
FORECASTER...ROGERS
REQUESTED BY...JASON EKSTEIN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120425.WILLO.01/FGF