FNUS73 KFGF 211400 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR EAST PARK...NATURE CONSERVANCY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 900 AM CDT MON MAY 21 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 CDT ON MAY 21. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... PARTLY SUNNY SKIES WILL GIVE WAY TO INCREASING MID AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS AT THE PRESCRIBED BURN SITE TODAY. A DRY...DEEP MIXED LAYER THIS AFTERNOON WILL ALLOW LIGHT SOUTHERLY WIND THIS MORNING TO BECOME SUSTAINED FROM 10 TO 15 MPH THIS AFTERNOON WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 20 MPH. THE HIGH TEMPERATURE WILL CLIMB INTO THE MID 70S WITH A MINIMUM RH BETWEEN 25 AND 30 PERCENT. THE BURN SITE WILL REMAIN DRY THROUGH THE DAY WITH A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM OR TWO THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL REMAIN ELEVATED TONIGHT...SHIFTING SLIGHTLY TO THE SOUTHEAST. .TODAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77. MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 8 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3400-5000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 6500-8000 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 8100-9600 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 5500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2900 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 17 TO 23 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM TEMP............74 74 72 71 70 69 RH..............29 29 29 30 32 37 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..11 12 12 13 12 12 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 20 20 20 20 .TONIGHT... MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-57. MAX HUMIDITY........76-81 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM TEMP............68 64 61 59 58 55 RH..............42 50 56 63 69 78 20 FT WIND......S 12 SE 11 SE 11 SE 11 SE 11 SE 10 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 15 15 15 15 .TUESDAY... MIN HUMIDITY........43-48 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM RH..............80 60 50 48 20 FT WIND......SE 9G15 SE 11G15 SE 13G20 SE 15G25 $$ FORECASTER...ROGERS REQUESTED BY...RUSSELL REISZ TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120521.EASTP.01/FGF