FNUS73 KFGF 311804 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR AGASSIZ NWR...USFWS AGR NWR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 104 PM CDT MON AUG 31 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 CDT ON AUGUST 31. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .UPDATED DISCUSSION... RELATIVE HUMIDITY HAS NOT BEEN FALLING AS QUICKLY AS EXPECTED. THEREFORE...THIS IS AN UPDATED FORECAST...PARTICULARLY FOR RH LEVELS THIS AFTERNOON AND FOR TOMORROW. SUNNY SKIES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON WITH LIGHT SOUTHERLY WINDS. SMOKE DISPERSION SHOULD BE GOOD DUE TO GOOD MIXING MAKING UP FOR THE LACK OF WIND FLOW. TUESDAY LOOKS SIMILAR EXCEPT WITH BETTER WIND FLOW. PAID EXTRA ATTENTION TO THE RH FORECAST KNOWING THERE MAY BE ANOTHER BURN REQUEST. SINCE WIND FLOW AND MIXING LOOK BETTER TOMORROW...DO THINK THAT RH WILL BE SLIGHTLY LOWER THAN TODAY. THINK THERE WILL BE A BRIEF HOUR OR TWO OF RH NEAR 40 TO 45 PERCENT...BUT MUCH OF THE AFTERNOON WOULD LIKELY HOVER CLOSER TO 50 PERCENT. THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT FORECASTERS WILL BE NOTIFIED TO PAY EXTRA ATTENTION TO THIS AREA'S FORECAST. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78. MIN HUMIDITY........41-45 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4700-5600 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 13 MPH. TIME (CDT) 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........18 17 16 15 13 12 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............70 72 74 75 74 73 RH..............55 52 48 45 47 50 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-53. MAX HUMIDITY........86-91 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTH UP TO 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......3800-5500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-2000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 9 TO 14 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........11 10 9 2 11 15 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............71 66 61 56 54 51 RH..............51 58 67 74 79 86 20 FT WIND......S 5 S 5 S 5 S 5 S 5 S 4 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 5 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80. MIN HUMIDITY........40-44 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4200-5600 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 12 TO 18 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........7 16 6 20 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............50 60 72 77 RH..............91 64 50 44 20 FT WIND......S 5G10 S 8G15 S 11G20 S 9G15 $$ FORECASTER...GROCHOCINSKI REQUESTED BY...DARRIN FRANCO TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090831.AGASS.01/FGF