FNUS73 KFGF 211340 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR ORINIAK...MN DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 840 AM CDT MON MAY 21 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 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 NEAR 25 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... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79. MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 8 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 4400 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 6400-7700 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 9000-10300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 6900 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 3600 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 12 TO 21 MPH. TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........33 38 43 48 53 55 57 59 65 70 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............60 67 72 75 76 76 74 73 72 71 RH..............41 33 29 26 26 27 28 29 31 34 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..7 8 9 10 11 12 13 13 13 13 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 15 20 20 20 20 20 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-58. MAX HUMIDITY........69-74 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING THEN 20 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 12 TO 14 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........75 80 83 84 85 82 WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV........ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD TEMP............70 64 61 60 59 56 RH..............39 47 52 56 65 72 20 FT WIND......S 12 SE 11 SE 10 SE 12 SE 12 SE 12 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 15 20 20 20 $$ FORECASTER...ROGERS REQUESTED BY...JASON EKSTEIN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120521.ORINI.01/FGF