FNUS73 KFGF 111242 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR PARKER...USFWS AGASSIZ NWR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 742 AM CDT TUE AUG 11 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 CDT ON AUGUST 11. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... EXPECT A WARM AND SUNNY DAY WITH LIGHT SOUTH-SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS. THERE COULD BE AN OCCASIONAL WIND GUST UP TO 15 MPH DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON DUE TO GOOD MIXING POTENTIAL. THE GOOD MIXING POTENTIAL WILL PRODUCE A HAINES INDEX OF 6. FAIRLY CONFIDENT THAT VERY DRY RH VALUES WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON...LIKELY FALLING TO NEAR 30 PERCENT. WEDNESDAY LOOKS EVEN WARMER AND SIMILARLY DRY AND SUNNY. THE HAINES INDEX OF 6 WILL CONTINUE DUE TO THE GOOD MIXING AND INCREASED WIND SPEEDS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-90. MIN HUMIDITY........29-34 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3900-5600 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 6500-8300 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 6100 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 6 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 16 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........12 13 13 13 12 11 10 9 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............74 78 81 84 85 87 87 86 RH..............59 46 40 38 36 34 35 38 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 8 8 8 8 7 7 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....58-63. MAX HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3400-5000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1800 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 8 TO 17 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........8 8 8 9 10 12 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............85 78 70 66 64 61 RH..............39 46 56 63 67 72 20 FT WIND......S 7 S 7 S 7 S 7 S 6 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....86-91. MIN HUMIDITY........33-38 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3400 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO 5700 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON INCREASING TO 7900 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 5400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2800 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 8 TO 16 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........14 19 23 23 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............60 72 83 88 RH..............75 58 43 38 20 FT WIND......S 6G10 S 8G15 S 10G15 S 9G15 $$ FORECASTER...GROCHOCINSKI REQUESTED BY...DARRIN FRANCO TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090811.PARKE.01/FGF