FNUS73 KFGF 041339
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR BLUESTEM PRAIRIE-18...NATURE CONSERVANCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
839 AM CDT MON JUN 4 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 CDT ON JUNE 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS WILL RESULT IN LIGHT
NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS THIS MORNING. VARIABLE OR CALM WINDS ARE
POSSIBLE AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY THIS MORNING. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10
MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON...BEFORE WINDS BECOME LIGHT DURING
THE LATER AFTERNOON HOURS. ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER
70S TO LOW 80S ARE EXPECTED...WITH RH DROPPING TO AT OR SLIGHTLY
BELOW 30 PERCENT. SMOKE DISPERSAL IS EXPECTED TO BE EXCELLENT THIS
AFTERNOON.


.TODAY...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-84.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8000-9300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 7 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 12
                    TO 20 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
TEMP............79  80  80  81  81  81
RH..............36  35  34  33  33  34
20 FT WIND DIR..N   N   NW  NW  NW  NW
20 FT WIND SPD..7   8   8   8   7   5
20 FT WIND GUST.10  10  10  10  10

.TONIGHT...

MIN TEMPERATURE.....56-61.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 8 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 6 TO
                    9 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
TEMP............80     72     66     63     59     59
RH..............35     48     58     65     72     72
20 FT WIND......NW 4   S 2    S 2    S 3    S 3    S 3
20 FT WIND GUST.5                    5      5      5

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FORECASTER...MAKOWSKI
REQUESTED BY...MATT MECKLENBURG
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120604.BLUES.01/FGF