FNUS73 KFGF 101338 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR RYDELL NWR...US FISH AND WILDLIFE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 838 AM CDT SUN MAY 10 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 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 MID TO UPPER 50S 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.....54-59. MIN HUMIDITY........32-37 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7300-7900 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH. TIME (CDT) 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........50 49 48 48 48 48 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............52 54 55 56 56 56 RH..............42 41 39 37 39 41 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....33-38. MAX HUMIDITY........82-87 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......7900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 2 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 6 TO 9 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........48 45 41 39 40 42 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............55 51 45 41 38 36 RH..............42 50 60 68 74 81 20 FT WIND......W 5 W 5 S 3 SE 2 SE 2 S 3 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 5 5 5 5 .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-69. MIN HUMIDITY........29-34 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9200-9900 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 8 TO 16 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........45 50 55 55 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............35 49 61 65 RH..............87 63 36 34 20 FT WIND......S 4G5 S 6G10 SW 8G15 S 8G15 $$ FORECASTER...HOPKINS REQUESTED BY...PATRICK WAGNER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090510.RYDEL.01/FGF