529  
FNUS73 KFGF 171514  
FWSFGF  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR HEARTLEBAN BILE BURNING...USFWS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND  
914 AM CST THU DEC 17 2009  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CST ON DECEMBER 17.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DRY FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY TODAY.  
SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL BEGIN TO TRANSITION TO THE NORTH BY LATE  
AFTERNOON AND REMAIN FAIRLY WEAK AT 5-10 KTS. RELATIVE HUMIDITY  
SHOULD NOT POSE A PROBLEM TODAY AS MINIMUM VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO BE  
IN THE 55-65 PERCENT RANGE. HOWEVER...MIXING HEIGHTS WILL REMAIN LOW  
THROUGH FRI AT ONLY AROUND 300 FT AGL.  
   
TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....25-30.  
MIN HUMIDITY........56-61 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.  
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 7 TO 13 MPH.  
 
TIME (CST) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........59 58 58 57 57 57 57  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TEMP............19 21 24 26 27 26 23  
RH..............83 74 67 63 61 62 69  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..7 6 6 6 6 5 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....10-15.  
MAX HUMIDITY........86-91 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTH UP TO 5  
MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.  
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 2 TO 8 MPH.  
 
TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
SKY (%).........58 61 65 69 69 68  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TEMP............21 18 16 14 14 13  
RH..............73 78 78 80 79 84  
20 FT WIND......S 5 SE 4 E 3 NE 2 N 3 N 4  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 5 5 5  
   
FRIDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....18-23.  
MIN HUMIDITY........59-64 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.  
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 8 TO 12 MPH.  
 
TIME (CST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM  
SKY (%).........68 73 78 79  
WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW  
TEMP............13 12 17 20  
RH..............87 91 73 64  
20 FT WIND......N 5G10 N 7G10 N 8G15 N 8G15  
 

 
FORECASTER...HOMANN  
REQUESTED BY...JEFF OLSON  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 20091217.HEART.01/FGF  
 
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