FNUS73 KFGF 171623 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR CABLE LAKE...US FISH AND WILDLIFE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 1123 AM CDT SUN MAY 17 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 CDT ON MAY 17. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... CLEAR SKY UNDER THE DRY AIRMASS ALLOWING FOR GOOD MIXING AND TEMPERATURE RECOVERY TODAY. WITH SOUTH WINDS EXPECTED TO BE AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS THIS AFTERNOON UP TO 25 MPH. GOOD MIXING WITH TEMPERATURES INCREASING BEFORE SUBSTANTIAL MOISTURE RETURNS HAS ALREADY CAUSED RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO DROP INTO THE LOWER 30S. EXPECTING THE RHS TO CONTINUE TO SLOWING DROP INTO THE LOWER 20S PERCENT AS PEAK HEATING OCCURS. SMOKE DISPERSION WILL BE EXCELLENT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-68. MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2800-4500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 12 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO 22 TO 26 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 12PM 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........30 31 30 30 31 36 42 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............58 59 62 64 67 67 65 RH..............28 24 23 22 22 23 26 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..12 12 14 14 14 14 14 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 25 25 25 25 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY 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. MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-2200 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 25 TO 32 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 10 PM 1 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........47 47 52 61 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............64 58 53 49 RH..............28 41 55 84 20 FT WIND......S 14G25 S 12G20 S 11G20 S 9G15 .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-67. MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 19 TO 24 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1600-3300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2900-3700 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........ TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........68 70 69 68 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............51 64 60 56 RH..............80 46 53 47 20 FT WIND......SW 8G15 NW 11G20 N 21G35 N 21G35 $$ FORECASTER...KAISER REQUESTED BY...LINDY MCNEILUS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090517.CABLE.01/FGF