FNUS73 KFGF 101343 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR BLUESTEM-FUCHS...NATURE CONSERVANCY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 843 AM CDT SUN MAY 10 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON MAY 10. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WEAK HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE AREA TODAY WILL RESULT IN PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES...INCREASED SUNSHINE AND VERY LIGHT WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS. EXPECT HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO LOWER 60S WITH INCREASED SOLAR. THUS...MINIMUM HUMIDITIES SHOULD BE MUCH LOWER...IN THE 35 TO 40 PERCENT RANGE. DO NOT ANTICIPATE HUMIDITIES GETTING ANY LOWER DUE TO THE LACK OF STRONG WINDS ALOFT TO MIX DOWN DRIER AIR. OTHERWISE...EXPECT FAIR TO GOOD SMOKE DISPERSION. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-63. MIN HUMIDITY........33-38 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7300-9000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH. TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........52 49 48 48 48 48 48 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............52 55 57 59 60 60 60 RH..............48 43 42 39 38 39 42 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW W W 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 6 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-42. MAX HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 8 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 2 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........48 45 41 39 41 44 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............59 55 49 45 42 40 RH..............43 50 60 68 73 80 20 FT WIND......W 5 W 5 S 4 SE 3 SE 3 SE 3 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 5 5 5 5 .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71. MIN HUMIDITY........31-36 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 11 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9700-10900 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........48 52 56 58 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............39 52 63 68 RH..............85 62 38 36 20 FT WIND......S 4G5 S 7G10 S 10G15 S 9G15 $$ FORECASTER...HOPKINS REQUESTED BY...MATT MECKLENBURG TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090510.BLUES.01/FGF