FNUS73 KFGF 161523 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR PICHE...NATURE CONSERVANCY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 1023 AM CDT TUE OCT 16 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1500 CDT ON OCTOBER 16. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WINDS OR LACK THERE OF LOOK TO BE THE MAIN CONCERN FOR YOUR BURN TODAY. GIVEN THE WEAK SURFACE FEATURES THIS MORNING THERE IS UNCERTAINTY IN DIRECTION WITH THE LIGHT WIND FIELDS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. CALM TO LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS ARE INSTORE FOR MUCH OF THE MORNING WITH A LIGHT...5 TO 8 MPH...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WIND DEVELOPING BY MID AFTERNOON. MIN RHS TODAY IN THE 40S TODAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........67 AT IGNITION...MAX 68. RH..................49 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 44 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3100-4400 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 6200 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 5300-7100 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 4800 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 2600 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 2 TO 9 MPH. TIME (CDT) 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........29 30 32 35 38 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............67 67 67 67 65 RH..............49 49 47 47 50 20 FT WIND DIR..W SW SW S S 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 .TONIGHT... WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM 20 FT WIND......S 5 S 8 S 9 S 9 SW 9 SW 8 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 15 15 15 15 .WEDNESDAY... WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM 20 FT WIND......W 8G15 W 15G25 W 16G25 W 20G30 $$ FORECASTER...KAISER REQUESTED BY...MATT MECKLENBURG TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20121016.PICHE.01/FGF