FNUS73 KFGF 091348 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR RIDGEWAY...US FISH AND WILDLIFE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 848 AM CDT SAT MAY 9 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 CDT ON MAY 09. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... COOL AND CLOUDY CONDITIONS TODAY WILL LIMIT THE AMOUNT OF HEATING AND SUBSEQUENTLY KEEP MINIMUM HUMIDITIES ELEVATED. MINIMUM HUMIDITIES WILL BE IN THE 50 TO 55 PERCENT RANGE FOR TODAY. HOWEVER...IF THERE ARE BREAKS IN THE CLOUDS...LOCALLY HUMIDITIES COULD DROP ABOUT 10 PERCENT. OTHERWISE...WINDS WILL REMAIN NORTHWESTERLY FROM 8 TO 15 MPH PROVIDING FOR REASONABLE VENT RATES AND DECENT MIXING. NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME FOR THE BURN WINDOW. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....47-52. MIN HUMIDITY........49-54 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1400-3000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5800-6200 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 10 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 21 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........64 67 71 73 74 74 75 74 74 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............42 44 45 47 48 49 49 49 49 RH..............75 71 63 59 58 55 54 54 55 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N 20 FT WIND SPD..8 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-37. MAX HUMIDITY........81-86 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......5300-6200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 900 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 12 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO 6 TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........73 72 70 68 64 60 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............48 45 41 38 36 35 RH..............56 62 71 78 80 83 20 FT WIND......N 9 N 7 N 6 N 5 N 4 N 4 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 10 10 5 5 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-62. MIN HUMIDITY........31-36 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5900-7200 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 14 TO 17 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........56 50 47 46 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............34 45 55 59 RH..............86 58 43 36 20 FT WIND......N 4G5 N 5 NW 5G10 NW 6G10 $$ FORECASTER...HOPKINS REQUESTED BY...TROY BOSCHEE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090509.RIDGE.01/FGF