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SPOT FORECAST FOR HINTERLANDS NORTH...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
1135 AM CDT THU MAY 10 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MAY 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

TODAY WILL BE MOSTLY SUNNY AND WARM AT THE PRESCRIBED BURN SITE.
THE HIGH TEMPERATURE WILL BE IN THE MID 70S WITH AN AFTERNOON
MINIMUM RH AROUND 30 PERCENT. SOUTHERLY WIND WILL INCREASE FROM 15
TO 20 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL AFTERNOON GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. THERE IS A
COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHWEST MINNESOTA LATE TONIGHT...
BUT THE EXPECTED WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AND ASSOCIATED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD HOLD OFF UNTIL 10 PM OR LATER.
AFTERNOON SMOKE DISPERSION WILL BE EXCELLENT.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3100-3500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 22 TO 30 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........23  22  21  20  20  21
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............72  73  75  76  76  75
RH..............34  33  32  31  33  36
20 FT WIND DIR..S   S   S   S   S   S
20 FT WIND SPD..16  16  16  16  15  15
20 FT WIND GUST.25  25  25  25  25  25

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN
                    SHOWERS LIKELY AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........24     43     65     82     86     83
WEATHER COV.....                     LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TSTM COV........                     ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD
RH..............38     48     60     72     72     82
20 FT WIND......S 15   SW 13  W 12   NW 12  NW 12  NW 13
20 FT WIND GUST.20     20     20     20     20     20

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FORECASTER...ROGERS
REQUESTED BY...LARRY ANDERSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120510.HINTE.01/FGF