FNUS73 KFGF 091311
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR PANKRATZ-NC...THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
811 AM CDT THU MAY 9 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 CDT ON MAY 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

TODAY WILL BE MOSTLY SUNNY AT THE PRESCRIBED BURN SITE AS SURFACE
HIGH PRESSURE DOMINATES THE REGIONAL WEATHER PATTERN. NORTHEAST WIND
WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE DAY FROM 10 TO 15 MPH...GUSTING AT TIMES
TO 20 MPH. THE AFTERNOON HIGH TEMPERATURE WILL RISE TO NEAR 60
DEGREES WITH MINIMUM RH AROUND 30 PERCENT.

EXPECT EXCELLENT OVERNIGHT RH RECOVERY ABOVE 90 PERCENT AND LIGHT
EAST TO SOUTHEAST WIND. WINDS WILL INCREASE DRAMATICALLY TOMORROW
FROM THE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE AFTERNOON. BEHIND
THE FRONT...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST LATE FRIDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING...GUSTING TO 30 MPH.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-64.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000-4500 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 15 TO 18 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........7   9   11  11  10  9   9   9
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............54  56  58  59  60  61  61  60
RH..............47  43  40  39  36  35  35  35
20 FT WIND DIR..NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE
20 FT WIND SPD..15  13  13  13  13  13  13  13
20 FT WIND GUST.20  20  20  20  20  20  20  20

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-37.
MAX HUMIDITY........91-96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600-3200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 800-1200 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 13 TO 14 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........9      8      9      11     10     13
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............59     51     44     39     36     34
RH..............37     44     54     68     85     96
20 FT WIND......NE 12  NE 8   NE 5   E 5    SE 6   SE 6
20 FT WIND GUST.20     10     10     10     10     10

$$
FORECASTER...ROGERS
REQUESTED BY...MATT MECKLENBURG
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130509.PANKR.01/FGF