FNUS73 KFGF 091914
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR SCHOOLFOREST...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
214 PM CDT THU MAY 9 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1800 CDT ON MAY 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING IT WILL BE SUNNY AT THE PRESCRIBED
BURN SITE AS HIGH PRESSURE DOMINATES THE REGIONAL WEATHER PATTERN.
EXPECT A NORTHEAST WIND AROUND 10 MPH AT IGNITION TIME...GUSTING
UP TO 15 MPH UNTIL SUNSET. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN AND SHIFT
TO THE EAST OVERNIGHT. THE AFTERNOON HIGH TEMPERATURE WILL RISE
TO NEAR 60 DEGREES WITH MINIMUM RH AROUND 30 PERCENT...BEFORE
IMPROVING TO NEAR 80 PERCENT OVERNIGHT.

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.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....31-36.
MAX HUMIDITY........77-82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 12 TO 16 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........0      0      0      1      3      5
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............59     53     46     41     37     34
RH..............31     38     45     52     59     72
20 FT WIND......NE 10  NE 6   NE 3   E 4    E 4    SE 4
20 FT WIND GUST.15     10     5      5      5      5

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FORECASTER...ROGERS
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT LAUDENSLAGER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130509.SCHOO.01/FGF