FNUS73 KFGF 041356
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR PANKRATZ N-C...NATURE CONSERVANCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
856 AM CDT SAT MAY 4 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1330 CDT ON MAY 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
DIFFICULT FORECAST TODAY FOR YOUR BURN SITE. CLOUDS FOR MUCH IF
NOT ALL OF THE DAY WITH NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS AT ABOUT 10 MPH.
MIN RHS WILL DROP INTO THE UPPER 30S TO NEAR 40 PERCENT AS MAX
TEMPS UNDER THE CLOUDS TRY TO GET INTO THE MID 50S. MIN RH COULD
BE HIGHER IF TEMPS DO NOT RISE AS MUCH AS EXPECTED WITH NORTHEAST
WINDS AND CLOUDS. AS FOR RAIN ACTIVITY...INDICATIONS ARE THAT YOU
WILL REMAIN DRY THIS AFTERNOON...HOWEVER JUST EAST OF YOUR LOCATION
THERE IS A BAND OF RAIN AND SNOW. THIS BAND WILL WEAKEN THIS
MORNING AND TRY TO REDEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON. THOUGH ITS APPEARS
THAT REDEVELOPMENT WILL BE SOUTH AND EAST OF YOU AND THEN MOVE
INTO YOUR AREA AFTER 6 PM. CONFIDENCE ON THE PLACEMENT OF
AFTERNOON PRECIP IS FAIR TO LOW.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-57.
MIN HUMIDITY........37-42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3300-4800 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 13 TO 18 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........89  91  93  91  94  93  93
WEATHER COV.....                        SCH
WEATHER TYPE....                        RN
TSTM COV........
TEMP............49  50  52  53  54  54  54
RH..............42  43  42  42  42  43  43
20 FT WIND DIR..NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE
20 FT WIND SPD..11  11  11  11  10  10  9
20 FT WIND GUST.15  15  15  15  15  15  15

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40.
MAX HUMIDITY........85-90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3100-4500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 5 TO 13 MPH DECREASING TO 3 TO 5 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........91     90     88     86     85     85
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RAIN   RAIN   RAIN   RAIN   RAIN   RAIN
TSTM COV........
TEMP............52     48     44     42     39     37
RH..............46     60     73     84     87     89
20 FT WIND......NE 8   NE 6   NE 4   NE 3   NE 4   NE 4
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     5      5      5      5

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FORECASTER...KAISER
REQUESTED BY...MATT MECKLENBURG
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130504.PANKR.01/FGF