FNUS73 KFGF 301404 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR OLSON WPA...USFWS DL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 904 AM CDT TUE MAR 30 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 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. THE WINDS SHOULD GRADUALLY WEAKEN 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........32-37 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500-3300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 15 TO 24 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 24 TO 29 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........30 31 33 36 39 43 48 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............60 63 66 67 69 69 69 RH..............51 47 45 40 37 38 39 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..16 16 16 15 14 11 8 20 FT WIND GUST.30 30 25 25 25 20 15 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50. MAX HUMIDITY........84-89 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2400-3500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 23 TO 31 MPH BECOMING EAST 6 TO 14 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........52 61 69 75 75 73 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............67 61 57 54 50 49 RH..............39 49 61 70 81 84 20 FT WIND......SW 6 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........38-43 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500-4800 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........EAST 6 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO NORTH 15 TO 23 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE WEST 12 TO 17 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........70 70 72 74 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............47 52 59 63 RH..............89 70 51 44 20 FT WIND......E 5G10 E 4G5 NE 3G5 N 5G10 $$ FORECASTER...GROCHOCINSKI REQUESTED BY...CORY HENRY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100330.OLSON.01/FGF