FNUS73 KFGF 171258 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR MICKELSON...US FISH AND WILDLIFE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 758 AM CDT FRI APR 17 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON APRIL 17. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... EXPECT MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES TODAY AS A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE PRESCRIBED BURN SITE THIS MORNING. LIGHT SOUTHWEST WINDS THIS MORNING WILL INCREASE SLIGHTLY AND GRADUALLY SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON AFTER FRONTAL PASSAGE. EXPECT DRY CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE WITH A DAYTIME HIGH TEMPERATURE IN THE MID 60S AND MINIMUM RH VALUES AS LOW AS 40 PERCENT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW. AS A RESULT...WINDS WILL BECOME MORE NORTHERLY... INCREASING TOMORROW AFTERNOON WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 20 MPH. MOSTLY CLOUDY...DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST...BUT THE HIGH TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 10 DEGREES COOLER THAN TODAY. EXPECT POOR TO FAIR SMOKE DISPERSION TODAY...IMPROVING SLIGHTLY TOMORROW. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-68. MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING... BECOMING NORTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2600-3800 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH. TIME (CDT) NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........66 68 72 77 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............59 63 65 65 RH..............55 48 45 45 20 FT WIND......W 8 W 9 NW 10 NW 12 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-44. MAX HUMIDITY........81-86 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1400-3100 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 12 TO 18 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........79 80 81 82 87 92 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............64 57 52 48 45 43 RH..............46 57 66 74 79 82 20 FT WIND......NW 12 N 10 N 9 N 8 N 9 N 10 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 10 10 10 15 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-57. MIN HUMIDITY........41-46 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-3000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 13 TO 18 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........94 89 81 75 75 77 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............41 44 48 51 53 54 RH..............85 73 60 52 48 48 20 FT WIND......N 12 N 13 N 13 N 13 N 14 N 14 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 20 20 $$ FORECASTER...ROGERS REQUESTED BY...TROY BOSCHEE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090417.MICKE.01/FGF