FNUS73 KFGF 281242 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR RYDELL...US FISH AND WILDLIFE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 742 AM CDT TUE APR 28 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 CDT ON APRIL 28. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...THERE MAY BE SOME PATCHY FOG NEAR YOUR BURN SITE...BUT WILL BURN OFF QUICKLY THIS MORNING AND WILL BE GONE BY IGNITION TIME. MUCH OF THE DAY WILL BE MOSTLY SUNNY WITH HIGH CLOUDS POSSIBLE BY LATE AFTERNOON. HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 50S TO NEAR 60 DEGREES AND MINIMUM HUMIDITY 25 TO 30 PERCENT EXPECTED. MINIMUM HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR ALONG WITH PEAK HEATING. LIGHT SOUTHEAST WINDS EARLY THIS MORNING WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS...BECOMING A BIT GUSTY BY NOON. BY EARLY AFTERNOON...EXPECT SUSTAINED SPEEDS AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH SLIGHTLY HIGHER GUSTS. WIND DIRECTION SHOULD BE A STEADY SOUTHEAST DIRECTION. SMOKE DISPERSAL WILL BE EXCELLENT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60. MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6200-8000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 16 TO 22 MPH. TIME (CDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........33 35 39 44 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............46 52 56 57 RH..............52 40 33 32 20 FT WIND......SE 10 SE 12 SE 13 SE 14 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 20 20 .TONIGHT... MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-43. MAX HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. .WEDNESDAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-55. MIN HUMIDITY........52-57 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...TG REQUESTED BY...PATRICK WAGNER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090428.RYDEL.01/FGF