FNUS73 KFGF 171325 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR HOFF-FRONNING...US FISH AND WILDLIFE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 825 AM CDT SUN MAY 17 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 17. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO SLIDE EAST WITH RETURN FLOW SETTING UP. PLENTY OF SUN TODAY WILL HELP TEMPERATURES RISE INTO THE LOW 70S. 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.....68-73. MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2800-4700 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 12 TO 21 MPH INCREASING TO 22 TO 23 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........42 44 47 50 51 52 51 50 49 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............52 57 60 65 67 69 69 70 70 RH..............55 46 42 35 33 31 31 30 31 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 10 11 14 14 14 15 14 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 20 20 25 25 25 25 25 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-51. MAX HUMIDITY........78-83 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE EVENING. MIXING HEIGHT.......1700-3400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1400 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 23 TO 30 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 10 PM 1 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........48 51 53 50 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............69 61 54 50 RH..............32 46 64 76 20 FT WIND......S 14G25 S 11G20 S 9G15 S 8G15 .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79. MIN HUMIDITY........28-33 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 17 TO 22 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......1400-3100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3200-4700 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........ TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........46 45 46 51 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............50 68 75 71 RH..............80 45 37 35 20 FT WIND......SW 8G15 W 8G15 NW 16G25 N 20G35 $$ FORECASTER...KAISER REQUESTED BY...TROY BOSCHEE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090517.HOFFF.01/FGF