FNUS73 KFGF 241133 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR MEKINOCK...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 633 AM CDT THU SEP 24 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 CDT ON SEPTEMBER 24. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... EXPECT ANOTHER SUNNY AND WARM DAY WITH TEMPERATURES REACHING NEARLY 15 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST. DRY CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED WITH A MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY NEAR 30 BY 2 OR 3 PM. SMOKE DISPERSION LOOKS POOR DUE TO THE LACK OF WIND FLOW. THE UPPER LEVEL LOW APPROACHING FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS SHOULD PRODUCE A SLIGHTLY COOLER FRIDAY, IN PART DUE TO A FEW CLOUDS. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL LIKELY BE A BIT MORE ELEVATED. WINDS SHOULD BE LIGHT AND SOUTHERLY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81. MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST UP TO 5 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2900-4000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO 3500-5100 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 1900 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........17 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............56 62 67 71 74 77 78 78 77 RH..............70 61 45 37 36 32 30 31 33 20 FT WIND DIR..S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-54. MAX HUMIDITY........83-88 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-400 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 3 TO 8 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........25 26 26 27 29 31 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............74 65 60 57 55 53 RH..............34 47 63 76 80 84 20 FT WIND......SE 5 SE 5 SE 4 S 4 S 3 S 3 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 5 5 5 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78. MIN HUMIDITY........37-42 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2800-4400 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 3500-5100 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 1900 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 3 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO 12 TO 13 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........34 38 41 39 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............51 58 70 75 RH..............88 69 49 42 20 FT WIND......S 3G5 SE 5G10 SE 6G10 SE 6G10 $$ FORECASTER...GROCHOCINSKI REQUESTED BY...CHRIS ROED TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090924.MEKIN.01/FGF