FNUS73 KFGF 291343 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR KNOLLWOOD...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 843 AM CDT TUE SEP 29 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 CDT ON SEPTEMBER 29. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... LIGHT WINDS THIS MORNING WILL SLOW MIXING AND DRYING OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES UNTIL LATE IN THE MORNING TO EARLY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE PREDOMINANTLY EAST AND LIGHT ONCE THE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE AXIS SHIFTS EAST. BY MID AFTERNOON...WINDS WILL BE MORE PERSISTENT AND CONSTANT FROM THE EAST-SOUTHEAST. MINIMUM HUMIDITIES SHOULD BE IN THE MID 30S. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. WIDESPREAD FROST EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-63. MIN HUMIDITY........31-36 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 8 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500-4200 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 1900 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........EAST 8 TO 12 MPH. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........8 8 8 8 9 10 11 12 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............49 52 54 57 59 60 60 59 RH..............54 50 46 41 38 36 36 37 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..4 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-41. MAX HUMIDITY........81-86 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-700 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 10 TO 14 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........13 15 18 20 23 26 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............56 49 46 43 42 40 RH..............42 54 62 71 74 79 20 FT WIND......E 7 E 8 SE 8 SE 9 SE 9 SE 10 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 20 20 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-67. MIN HUMIDITY........26-31 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 18 TO 23 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2600-4300 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 14 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO 35 TO 38 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........29 32 36 41 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............38 46 58 64 RH..............85 64 40 31 20 FT WIND......SE 11G20 SE 17G30 SE 21G40 SE 19G35 $$ FORECASTER...HOPKINS REQUESTED BY...TROY BOSCHEE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090929.KNOLL.01/FGF