FNUS73 KFGF 231244 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR HAUGEN BRUSH PILE...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 744 AM CDT TUE JUL 23 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON JULY 23. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... TODAY WILL BE PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY AT THE PRESCRIBED BURN SITE AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE REGION. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE WITH A SLIGHT NORTHEASTERLY DIRECTIONAL PREFERENCE. EXPECT A HIGH TEMPERATURE NEAR 75 DEGREES THAT WHEN COMBINED WITH DEW POINTS IN THE UPPER 40S TO LOWER 50S WILL RESULT IN MINIMUM RH AROUND 45 PERCENT. WEDNESDAY WILL SEE MORE CLOUD COVER AND THE CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AS A WEAK WEATHER DISTURBANCE PASSES THROUGH THE REGION. TEMPERATURES WILL BE SIMILAR TO TODAY WITH RH VALUES 50 PERCENT OR HIGHER. WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE TO BETWEEN 5 AND 10 MPH FROM THE SOUTHWEST. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78. MIN HUMIDITY........43-48 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST UP TO 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5600-7200 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 5 TO 13 MPH. TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........27 32 35 37 38 38 37 36 35 34 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............63 67 70 72 73 74 74 75 75 75 RH..............63 56 52 50 49 48 49 48 48 48 20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 2 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....56-61. MAX HUMIDITY........77-82 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. MIXING HEIGHT.......7300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 2 TO 8 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........33 34 36 40 46 54 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............74 70 65 61 59 58 RH..............50 56 64 72 77 81 20 FT WIND......N 2 NE 2 NE 2 E 2 SE 3 S 3 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79. MIN HUMIDITY........49-54 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4600-6200 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 2 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 12 TO 14 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........59 57 53 54 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV........CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE TEMP............59 69 74 76 RH..............80 61 55 54 20 FT WIND......S 2G5 SW 5G10 SW 5G10 SW 7G10 $$ FORECASTER...ROGERS REQUESTED BY...TROY BOSCHEE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130723.HAUGE.01/FGF