FNUS73 KFGF 161133 RRA FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR BANNER...US FISH AND WILDLIFE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 630 AM CDT SAT MAY 16 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MAY 16. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... EXPECT SUNNY SKIES THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY. WITH THIS...BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES TO START THE DAY WILL BE ABLE TO RISE INTO THE 50S BY MID-AFTERNOON. A DRY AIRMASS IS IN PLACE ACROSS THE REGION...AND MINIMUM HUMIDITIES WILL BE NEAR OR JUST BELOW 30 PERCENT. WINDS WILL BE WEST AT IGNITION TIME (NOON)...AND ANTICIPATE A NEARLY STEADY DIRECTION FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON. WIND SPEEDS WILL BE IN THE 10 TO 15 MPH RANGE (A BIT LIGHTER TOWARD LATE AFTERNOON). .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-58. MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......7300-8500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 12 TO 18 MPH. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........10 15 27 18 19 19 19 19 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............44 47 51 52 54 55 55 55 RH..............41 37 32 32 30 30 31 31 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..13 13 13 12 12 11 10 8 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 15 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-42. MAX HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......7600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 14 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 10 TO 14 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........25 29 32 34 39 43 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............54 51 46 44 41 40 RH..............34 41 51 60 73 79 20 FT WIND......W 7 SW 7 SW 8 S 9 S 10 S 11 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 15 15 $$ FORECASTER...TG REQUESTED BY...CHRIS ROED TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090516.BANNE.01/FGF