FNUS73 KFGF 311451 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR PAUL JR...USFWS DL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 951 AM CDT WED MAR 31 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON MARCH 31. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... STARTING OFF THE DAY WITH QUITE A BIT OF SUNSHINE AND WINDS HAVE ALREADY TURNED TO THE WEST. THERE ARE A FEW CLOUD BANDS TO THE WEST THAT MAY CLIP YOUR BURN AREA BUT OVERALL IT SHOULD STAY MOSTLY SUNNY. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE VARIABLE...STARTING OFF THE DAY WITH THE HIGHEST VALUES WITH THE LOWEST VALUES EXPECTED BY THE LATE AFTERNOON. FOR THE LAST SEVERAL DAYS MIN HUMIDITY VALUES HAVE STAYED MUCH HIGHER IN THE RED RIVER VALLEY WITH MUCH LOWER MIN HUMIDITY VALUES AS YOU GET NEAR DETROIT LAKES. THE VALLEY HAS SEEN MIN HUMIDITY LEVELS IN THE MID 50 PERCENT RANGE AND DETROIT LAKES HAS BEEN IN THE MID 30 PERCENT RANGE. BEING CLOSER TO DETROIT LAKES MEANS YOU SHOULD BE ON THE LOWER SIDE. NOT EXPECTING QUITE THE GUSTINESS THAT HAS BEEN OBSERVED THE PAST TWO DAYS BUT THERE COULD BE SOME SHIFTING FROM WEST TO NORTHWEST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-67. MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING WEST-NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5100-6600 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 7 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 12 TO 21 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........47 47 50 54 59 65 71 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............57 60 62 63 64 64 64 RH..............53 45 40 37 34 32 34 20 FT WIND DIR..W W WNW WNW WNW WNW WNW 20 FT WIND SPD..10 11 11 12 11 10 10 20 FT WIND GUST.15 16 16 15 15 15 12 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-43. MAX HUMIDITY........87-92 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900-3600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1400 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MIXING WINDS........EAST 7 TO 13 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........76 79 81 82 86 91 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............62 55 50 47 44 42 RH..............35 57 66 73 79 87 20 FT WIND......W 6 NW 5 N 4 N 4 NE 5 NE 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 5 5 10 10 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60. MIN HUMIDITY........61-66 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........EAST 14 TO 23 MPH INCREASING TO 24 TO 25 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........95 100 100 92 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP............40 45 53 57 RH..............92 82 70 66 20 FT WIND......NE 8G15 NE 11G20 NE 14G20 NE 11G20 $$ FORECASTER...GODON REQUESTED BY...CORY HENRY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100331.PAULJ.01/FGF