FNUS73 KFGF 101355 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR KUBE...USFWS FERGUS FALLS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 755 AM CST TUE NOV 10 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CST ON NOVEMBER 10. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... EXPECT A WARM AND SUNNY DAY AS SOUTHERLY WINDS INCREASE AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING TROUGH/COLD FRONT CURRENTLY IN CENTRAL MONTANA. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM UP TO THE UPPER 50S...NEARLY 20 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THE WINDS WILL PEAK DURING THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON AT AROUND 15 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. THE SOUTH WIND COULD HAVE A SLIGHT COMPONENT FROM THE EAST. ANTICIPATE GOOD SMOKE DISPERSION FROM ABOUT NOON TO 4 PM...THEREAFTER DETERIORATING DUE TO LESS MIXING...DESPITE THE WINDS REMAINING ELEVATED. THE SUNNY SKIES AND MIXING OF DRIER AIR ALOFT SHOULD SEND RELATIVE HUMIDITY TO A MINIMUM NEAR 35 PERCENT. WEDNESDAY LOOKS CLOUDY WITH BREEZY SOUTHERLY WINDS. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION. IF IT RAINS...WOULD A COUPLE HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH OR LESS. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL OF COURSE REMAIN ELEVATED. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-62. MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1500-2500 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 7 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTH 32 TO 33 MPH. TIME (CST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........5 6 7 7 8 8 10 12 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............41 47 52 55 58 59 58 56 RH..............61 48 42 39 35 33 37 45 20 FT WIND DIR..SE S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..10 12 14 14 14 14 14 14 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 25 25 25 25 25 25 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-42. MAX HUMIDITY........77-82 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 14 TO 19 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 26 TO 35 MPH DECREASING TO 22 TO 25 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........15 27 42 54 60 62 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............52 48 46 43 42 41 RH..............49 55 62 68 72 78 20 FT WIND......S 14 S 14 S 15 S 17 S 16 S 14 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 25 25 25 25 .VETERANS DAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-57. MIN HUMIDITY........54-59 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500-3300 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 TO 23 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........64 67 70 76 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE RAIN RAIN TEMP............40 41 50 54 RH..............82 76 63 59 20 FT WIND......S 12G20 S 14G25 S 14G25 S 11G20 $$ FORECASTER...GROCHOCINSKI REQUESTED BY...TROY BOSCHEE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20091110.KUBE_.01/FGF