FNUS73 KFGF 061608
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR RYDELL...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
1108 AM CDT MON MAY 6 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 CDT ON MAY 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

EXPECT PARTLY SUNNY SKIES TODAY AT THE PRESCRIBED BURN SITE AS
HIGH PRESSURE DOMINATES THE REGIONAL WEATHER PATTERN. WARMER
TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 60S...COMBINED WITH A RELATIVELY DRY AIR
MASS WILL ALLOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY TO FALL TO AROUND 35 PERCENT
THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BE NEAR 5 MPH THROUGH THE DAY WITH A
SOUTHWEST DIRECTIONAL PREFERENCE.

FOR TONIGHT...CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT SOUTHERLY WIND WILL CONTINUE.
TEMPERATURES WILL DROP INTO THE MID 40S WITH A MAXIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITY APPROACHING 90 PERCENT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........32-37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4300-5500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 2 TO 10 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........41  37  35  33  31  30  29  27
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............54  58  61  63  65  66  67  67
RH..............67  60  54  51  47  44  41  39
20 FT WIND DIR..S   SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW
20 FT WIND SPD..3   4   4   4   4   4   4   4
20 FT WIND GUST.5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-48.
MAX HUMIDITY........86-91 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3100-4600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 3 TO 8 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........26     19     18     24     21     21
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............65     61     57     53     50     46
RH..............40     48     58     67     79     89
20 FT WIND......SW 4   S 3    S 3    S 4    S 4    S 4
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      5      5      5      5

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FORECASTER...ROGERS
REQUESTED BY...DARRIN FRANCO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130506.RYDEL.01/FGF