FNUS73 KFGF 171339 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR BLUESTEM SNA...THE NATURE CONSERVANCY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 839 AM CDT SUN MAY 17 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0850 CDT ON MAY 17. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO SLIDE EAST OF THE REGION CAUSING RETURN FLOW TO SET UP. PLENTY OF SUN TODAY WILL HELP TEMPERATURES RISE TO NEAR 70. SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 15 MPH BECOMING GUSTY LATER THIS MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON...UP TO 25 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSION WILL BE EXCELLENT TODAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70. MIN HUMIDITY........29-34 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2800-4200 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 8 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO 24 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........23 25 28 33 38 43 49 50 50 49 48 48 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............40 40 45 50 55 58 62 64 66 67 67 67 RH..............70 70 61 52 45 42 38 36 34 34 34 35 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..6 7 8 9 11 12 14 14 14 14 14 14 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 15 20 20 25 25 25 25 25 25 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-51. MAX HUMIDITY........84-89 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE EVENING. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 11 PM 3 AM SKY (%).........47 52 52 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TEMP............66 57 51 RH..............37 56 76 20 FT WIND......S 14G25 S 12G20 S 10G15 .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-72. MIN HUMIDITY........41-46 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 18 TO 23 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 11 AM 3 PM SKY (%).........48 51 57 WEATHER COV..... S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE RNSHWR TEMP............50 67 65 RH..............83 47 48 20 FT WIND......SW 8G15 W 11G20 N 21G40 $$ FORECASTER...KAISER REQUESTED BY...MATT MECKLENBURG TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090517.BLUES.01/FGF