FNUS73 KFGF 301339 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR BALKE LAKE...USFWS DL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 839 AM CDT TUE MAR 30 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0825 CDT ON MARCH 30. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... EXPECT A WARM AND SUNNY DAY WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WILL PRODUCE GUSTS OF UP TO 25 TO 30 MPH DURING THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...BUT GRADUALLY WEAKER WINDS AND GUSTS AFTER 3 PM. THE WINDS ARE OUT OF THE SSE RIGHT NOW...BUT WILL GRADUALLY BECOME SW BY THE LATE AFTERNOON. THE CONDITIONS LOOK FAVORABLE FOR A DRY MINIMUM RH NEAR 35 PERCENT. SMOKE DISPERSION SHOULD BE GOOD DURING THE LATE MORNING AND EXCELLENT DURING THE AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-72. MIN HUMIDITY........31-36 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 30 MPH...THEN DECREASING TO 20 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500-3500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 17 TO 24 MPH INCREASING TO 24 TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........37 34 32 31 30 30 31 33 36 39 43 48 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............42 46 48 52 56 60 63 66 67 69 69 69 RH..............69 67 62 59 56 49 46 43 38 36 36 37 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..12 14 14 15 16 16 16 16 15 14 12 9 20 FT WIND GUST.20 25 25 25 25 30 30 30 25 25 20 15 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50. MAX HUMIDITY........86-91 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2700-3700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1700 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 23 TO 32 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 18 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE EAST 6 TO 13 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST AROUND 18 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........52 61 70 76 76 74 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............67 61 57 54 50 49 RH..............38 47 60 70 82 85 20 FT WIND......SW 7 S 5 SE 5 E 5 E 5 E 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-66. MIN HUMIDITY........37-42 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......700-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4800-5200 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 16 TO 24 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 14 TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........72 73 75 76 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............47 52 59 63 RH..............91 71 51 43 20 FT WIND......E 5G10 NE 4G5 N 4G5 N 5G10 $$ FORECASTER...GROCHOCINSKI REQUESTED BY...CORY HENRY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100330.BALKE.02/FGF