FNUS73 KFGF 211344
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR SEM...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
844 AM CDT MON MAY 21 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 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.....73-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 7 TO 12 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3800-5600 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 7100-8600
                    FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 10100
                    FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO
                    6800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 3500 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 14
                    TO 20 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........49  55  58  60  63  69  76
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............73  74  75  75  74  73  71
RH..............27  27  28  29  30  34  38
20 FT WIND DIR..S   S   S   S   S   S   S
20 FT WIND SPD..9   10  11  12  12  11  10
20 FT WIND GUST.15  15  15  20  20  15  15

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-56.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 10 TO 14 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........81     85     86     86     87     86
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............69     63     59     57     56     54
RH..............42     51     60     65     71     79
20 FT WIND......S 9    SE 9   SE 10  SE 11  SE 12  SE 11
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     15     15     20     15

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FORECASTER...ROGERS
REQUESTED BY...JASON EKSTEIN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120521.SEM__.01/FGF