FNUS73 KFGF 191902 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR AGASSIZ...US FISH AND WILDLIFE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 202 PM CDT MON OCT 19 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1430 CDT ON OCTOBER 19. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A COLD FRONT MOVED THROUGH THE AREA LAST NIGHT...LEAVING QUITE A BIT OF CLOUD COVER AND NORTH NORTHWEST WINDS IN ITS WAKE. THERE HAS BEEN A LITTLE MORE SUN THAN PREVIOUSLY EXPECTED ACROSS YOUR BURN AREA... BUT THIS IS NOW FILLING BACK IN WITH CLOUDS AGAIN. THEREFORE EXPECT A MOSTLY CLOUDY SKY BY YOUR BURN TIME WITH A FEW BREAKS OF SUN. TEMPERATURES SHOULD HAVE PEAKED OUT NOW...SO THEY SHOULD BE STEADY OR SLOWLY FALLING IN THE NEXT FEW HOURS. SURFACE DEW POINT READINGS ARE FAIRLY HIGH WITH RAIN EXPECTED LATER TONIGHT. THEREFORE HUMIDITY LEVELS ARE ALSO QUITE HIGH WITH NOT A LOT OF CHANGE EXPECTED THROUGH THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON. THE NEXT SYSTEM WILL BEGIN TO SPREAD SOME LIGHT RAIN INTO THE AREA THIS EVENING...MAINLY WEST OF A LINE FROM DEVILS LAKE TO FARGO. THIS AREA OF RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD EAST OVERNIGHT...MAINLY AFFECTING AREAS SOUTH OF THE HIGHWAY 2 CORRIDOR. EVEN THOUGH LESS PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO THE NORTH OF HIGHWAY 2...THE RAIN MAY MIX WITH SNOW THERE. TUESDAY LOOKS TO BE ANOTHER CLOUDY...COOL AND WET DAY WITH THE BEST CHANCES FOR RAIN STAYING ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE HIGHWAY 2 CORRIDOR. CONDITIONS ARE FINALLY EXPECTED TO DRY OUT ON WEDNESDAY FOR AREAS WEST OF THE RED RIVER...AND BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR AREAS EAST OF THE RED RIVER. A BRIEF BREAK IN THE WET PATTERN IS EXPECTED ON THURSDAY BEFORE ANOTHER MINOR SYSTEM MOVES IN ON FRIDAY. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50. MIN HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3100-3600 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 10 TO 17 MPH. TIME (CDT) 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........82 81 80 80 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............48 47 47 46 RH..............75 75 75 77 20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD..7 6 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...GODON REQUESTED BY...DARRIN FRANCO TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20091019.AGASS.01/FGF