FNUS73 KFGF 161403
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR NOSHO 5F   5A...MN RLA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
903 AM CDT FRI AUG 16 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON AUGUST 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
FOR THE PONEMAH AREA WE WILL SEE SOME PATCHY CLOUDS MIXED IN WITH
A FAIR AMOUNT OF SUNSHINE. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO PICK UP WELL WEST
OF THE REGION ACROSS THE RED RIVER VALLEY BUT FOR THE BURN
SITE...10 MPH SHOULD BE THE MAX. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM WELL UP
INTO THE 70S WITH MIN RH VALUES DROPPING TO NEAR 50 PERCENT.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........49-54 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2700-3800 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO
                    600-1700 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 7 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 18
                    MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........36  35  34  35  37  37  36  33
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............70  72  73  74  74  75  76  76
RH..............68  61  59  57  57  55  54  54
20 FT WIND DIR..SW  SW  S   S   S   S   S   S
20 FT WIND SPD..6   6   6   6   6   6   6   6
20 FT WIND GUST.10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....56-61.
MAX HUMIDITY........89-94 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 13 TO 21 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 9
                    TO 12 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........30     23     17     14     15     17
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............74     68     62     60     59     58
RH..............57     67     79     84     86     91
20 FT WIND......S 6    S 7    S 7    S 8    S 8    S 9
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     15     15     15

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FORECASTER...WJB
REQUESTED BY...JOE HARRIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130816.NOSHO.01/FGF