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FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR PANKRATZ-NC...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
151 PM 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...

A DRIER AIR MASS...COMBINED WITH SLIGHTLY WARMER TEMPERATURES THIS
AFTERNOON ARE RESULTING IN RH VALUES AT 1 PM CDT ALREADY NEAR 30
PERCENT AT THE PRESCRIBED BURN SITE. DO NOT ANTICIPATE MUCH MORE
DRYING TODAY...BUT WITH A FEW MORE DEGREES OF WARMING...MINIMUM RH
VALUES THIS AFTERNOON ARE EXPECTED NEAR 20 PERCENT. WINDS WILL
PERSIST FROM THE NORTHEAST...GUSTING AT TIMES TO 25 MPH.

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.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-66.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3700-4500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 15 TO 17 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........0   0   0   0
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............61  62  63  62
RH..............24  22  23  25
20 FT WIND DIR..NE  NE  NE  NE
20 FT WIND SPD..17  16  16  15
20 FT WIND GUST.25  25  25  20

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-37.
MAX HUMIDITY........91-96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
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 (%).........0      0      0      0      1      4
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............62     56     47     42     38     35
RH..............26     38     50     62     79     92
20 FT WIND......NE 15  NE 11  NE 6   E 6    SE 5   SE 5
20 FT WIND GUST.20     15     10     10     10     10

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