FNUS73 KFGF 051326
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR BAKER WPA...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
826 AM CDT SAT MAY 5 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
IT WILL BE DRY BUT WITH MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES AS HIGH TEMPS STRUGGLE
TO REACH THE MID 60S FOR YOUR BURN SITE. PREDOMINATELY EAST WINDS
DEVELOPING TO NEAR 10 MPH BY IGNITION TIME. WITH THESE RELATIVELY
LIGHT EAST WINDS MIXING WILL BE LIMITED...LIMITING RH DRYING... MIN
RHS EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 55 TO 60 PERCENT RANGE. SMOKE DISPERSION
WILL BE FAIR.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-67.
MIN HUMIDITY........54-59 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2900-4500 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 6 TO 12 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........77  76  76  76  76  77  77  78  79
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............52  55  57  60  62  63  64  63  61
RH..............81  75  69  65  61  60  59  61  64
20 FT WIND DIR..E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E
20 FT WIND SPD..5   5   5   6   7   8   9   9   10
20 FT WIND GUST.10  10  10  10  10  15  15  15  15

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-3100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500-1400 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 13 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 23 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........80     87     93     97     100    100
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TSTM COV........                     ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD
20 FT WIND......E 10   E 11   E 11   E 10   E 9    E 10
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     15     15     15     15

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING WEST 5
                    TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400-3200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500-5200 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 13 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 13 TO
                    14 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM      10 AM     1 PM      4 PM
SKY (%).........98        87        71        57
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE    CHANCE    S CHC     S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR    RNSHWR    RNSHWR    RNSHWR
TSTM COV........
20 FT WIND......E 10G15   SE 5G10   S 3G5     W 8G15

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FORECASTER...KAISER
REQUESTED BY...MARK
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120505.BAKER.01/FGF