FNUS73 KFGF 311332
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR SHARPTAIL...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
832 AM CDT THU MAY 31 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON MAY 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES AND SLIGHTLY WARMER TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER
60S ARE EXPECTED TODAY. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS THIS MORNING ARE
FORECAST TO GRADUALLY TAKE ON A WESTERLY COMPONENT THIS
AFTERNOON...BUT REMAIN LIGHT...AS AN AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE PASSES
OFF TO THE SOUTH. EVEN DURING THE AFTERNOON...WINDS MAY BE LIGHT
OR NEARLY CALM FOR PERIODS OF TIME OR SUBJECT TO LOCAL EFFECTS
NEAR THE BURN SITE. RH IS EXPECTED TO DROP TO AROUND 25 PERCENT
DURING THE AFTERNOON WITH SMOKE DISPERSAL BECOMING EXCELLENT LATER
DURING THE DAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2800-4200 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 3 TO 8 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........14  16  18  19  20  22  22
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............63  64  65  66  67  68  68
RH..............38  35  33  31  30  31  34
20 FT WIND DIR..W   W   W   W   W   W   W
20 FT WIND SPD..4   5   5   6   6   6   6
20 FT WIND GUST.5       10  10  10  10  10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........81-86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST UP TO
                    5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........23     24     23     23     21     20
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............66     59     54     51     48     47
RH..............40     55     65     68     77     86
20 FT WIND......W 6    SW 5   SW 5   SW 4   SW 4   SW 4
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10            5      5      5

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FORECASTER...MAKOWSKI
REQUESTED BY...JASON EKSTEIN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120531.SHARP.01/FGF