FNUS73 KFGF 171349
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR SEM...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
849 AM CDT THU MAY 17 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MAY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
PLENTY OF SUN WITH SOUTH WINDS TODAY FOR YOUR BURN. WINDS AND
GUSTS WILL BE STRONGEST LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON THEN
GRADUALLY LESSEN THROUGHOUT THE MID AND LATE AFTERNOON AND BE
AROUND 10 MPH BY EARLY EVENING. MIN RHS FORECAST TRICKY TODAY
THINKING AROUND 30 PERCENT HOWEVER SOME GUIDANCE SUGGESTS DOWN TO
20 PERCENT SO WILL NEED TO MONITOR ITS DEVELOPMENT THROUGHOUT THE
DAY. GOOD MIXING WILL GIVE SMOKE DISPERSION AN EXCELLENT RATING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81.
MIN HUMIDITY........29-34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH
                    UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500-4800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 21 TO 30 MPH DECREASING TO 14 TO 20 MPH
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.

TIME (CDT)      11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........29  28  28  29  30  31  33  34
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............65  68  71  74  76  77  78  78
RH..............45  41  39  38  35  34  35  37
20 FT WIND DIR..SE  S   S   S   S   S   S   S
20 FT WIND SPD..16  15  15  13  12  11  10  9
20 FT WIND GUST.25  25  20  20  20  15  15  15

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-58.
MAX HUMIDITY........74-79 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000-4300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 6 TO 13 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........36     38     40     40     39     37
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............77     70     63     60     57     55
RH..............38     53     61     72     95     100
20 FT WIND......S 8    SE 6   SE 5   SE 6   SE 6   SE 5
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     10     10     10

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FORECASTER...KAISER
REQUESTED BY...JASON EKSTEIN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120517.SEM__.01/FGF