FNUS73 KFGF 211229 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR DOWNING...USFWS DETROIT LAKES NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 729 AM CDT THU MAY 21 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MAY 21. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... BUILDING HIGH PRESSURE INTO THE VALLEY WILL PRODUCE A SUNNY AND MILD DAY IN THE 60S. LIGHT NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND BURN TIME WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN AFTER MID AFTERNOON...BUT THINKING THE NORTHWEST DIRECTION WILL HOLD UNTIL THE EARLY EVENING. THERE COULD BE SOME WIND GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. GOOD SUNSHINE AND GOOD POTENTIAL FOR MIXING OF DRIER AIR ALOFT SHOULD ALLOW THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY TO DROP TO 25 TO 30 PERCENT. WOULD NOT EXPECT LOWER RH...BUT COULD BE SLIGHTLY HIGHER IF THERE IS LESS THAN EXPECTED MIXING. SMOKE DISPERSION LOOKS EXCELLENT UNTIL THE EARLY EVENING WHEN THE WINDS REALLY SLACK OFF. OUR FORECAST IS FOR A SUNNY...SLIGHTLY WARMER...DRY FRIDAY WITH LIGHT SOUTHERLY WINDS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SPRINKLES EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-67. MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5900-7700 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 20 TO 29 MPH. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........33 28 25 23 23 23 24 25 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............58 59 61 63 63 64 64 64 RH..............50 39 33 32 30 30 31 33 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..14 14 14 14 12 11 10 8 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 20 15 15 15 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45. MAX HUMIDITY........66-71 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......5700-6800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 8 TO 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 6 TO 9 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........27 27 28 30 34 40 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............63 58 52 48 45 43 RH..............35 41 49 55 60 66 20 FT WIND......NW 7 N 6 E 5 SE 5 SE 5 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70. MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6400-7700 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO WEST 23 TO 30 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........46 55 62 67 WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............42 53 63 67 RH..............71 47 30 27 20 FT WIND......S 8G15 S 8G15 SW 8G15 SW 8G15 $$ FORECASTER...GROCHOCINSKI REQUESTED BY...LINDY MCNEILUS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090521.DOWNI.01/FGF