FNUS73 KFGF 021314 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR READ...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 814 AM CDT SAT MAY 2 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MAY 02. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... EXPECT COOL TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 50S TODAY WITH WESTERLY WINDS AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 20 MPH. GOOD MIXING SHOULD BRING DOWN DRIER AIR ALOFT...AND SINCE THERE SHOULD BE ENOUGH SOON...THE BEST ESTIMATE IS FOR A MINIMUM RH NEAR 25 PERCENT. HOWEVER...SINCE CLOUDS COULD BE INCREASING DURING THE AFTERNOON...AND IF ENOUGH CLOUDS DEVELOP OR MOVE OVERHEAD QUICKLY ENOUGH...THEN RH COULD BE HIGHER THAN THE FORECAST. IF ANY SHOWERS OCCUR...WOULD LIKELY BE JUST A TRACE. LOOK FOR EXCELLENT SMOKE DISPERSION FROM NOON THROUGH ABOUT 8 PM. TOMORROW SHOULD BE SUNNY...A BIT WARMER...DRY...WITH LIGHT NORTHWEST WINDS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-61. MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9900-10200 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO WEST 31 TO 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........53 61 70 71 72 72 71 69 WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............48 51 54 56 57 58 58 58 RH..............55 41 34 33 30 28 30 34 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..11 11 12 12 12 12 11 10 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 20 20 20 15 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-37. MAX HUMIDITY........78-83 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......8400-9800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 28 TO 33 MPH DECREASING TO 6 TO 8 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........67 63 57 51 44 39 WEATHER COV.....S CHC ISOLTD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE TEMP............57 51 45 41 38 35 RH..............36 47 61 71 75 79 20 FT WIND......W 9 W 5 W 5 W 6 NW 5 NW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 10 10 10 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-63. MIN HUMIDITY........29-34 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5600-6800 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 6 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 14 TO 16 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........35 38 41 31 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............34 45 55 60 RH..............83 54 41 34 20 FT WIND......NW 5G10 NW 6G10 W 10G15 NW 9G15 $$ FORECASTER...GROCHOCINSKI REQUESTED BY...STEVE SCHUMACHER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090502.READ_.01/FGF