FNUS73 KFGF 171300 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR SCRIBNER...US FISH AND WILDLIFE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 800 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... WINDS THIS MORNING SHOULD BE OUT OF THE SSE AROUND 5 MPH. BY IGNITION TIME WINDS WILL INCREASE OUT OF THE SSE AT 10 TO 15 MPH. WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTH AND INCREASE TO AROUND 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH BY 2 OR 3 PM. SMOKE DISPERSION WILL BE IN THE GOOD CATEGORY AT IGNITION TIME AND RISE INTO THE EXCELLENT CATEGORY BY 1 PM CDT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-72. MIN HUMIDITY........26-31 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2800-4600 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 13 TO 22 MPH INCREASING TO 24 TO 25 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........37 41 45 49 50 51 50 50 49 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............51 56 59 64 66 68 68 69 69 RH..............54 46 42 37 34 32 32 31 32 20 FT WIND DIR..SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..9 10 11 12 14 14 14 14 14 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 17 17 22 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 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING HEIGHT.......1600-3300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1300-1400 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 25 TO 33 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........48 50 52 53 51 48 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............68 64 58 54 51 49 RH..............33 40 52 64 73 79 20 FT WIND......S 14 S 12 S 10 S 9 S 8 S 8 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 15 15 15 15 .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76. MIN HUMIDITY........31-36 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. MIXING HEIGHT.......1400-2800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500-4900 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 4100-5600 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 2600-3400 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........ TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........46 46 49 53 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............50 67 73 68 RH..............77 45 40 37 20 FT WIND......SW 8G15 W 8G15 NW 16G30 N 21G40 $$ FORECASTER...HOPPES REQUESTED BY...TROY BOSCHEE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090517.SCRIB.01/FGF