FNUS73 KFGF 031404 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST BECKER CTY...USFWS DL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 904 AM CDT SAT APR 3 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 CDT ON APRIL 03. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN WESTERN ONTARIO CONTINUES TO INFLUENCE THE AREA WITH A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT...AND HENCE GUSTY WINDS. HOWEVER...THE COOL AND CLOUDY MORNING WILL GIVE WAY TO A WARM AND SUNNY AFTERNOON AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES INTO THE AREA. EXPECT GUSTY NORTHWESTERLY WINDS FOR THE EARLY AFTERNOON WITH GRADUAL WEAKENING AFTER ABOUT 2 PM. WINDS GUSTS DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON COULD APPROACH 30 MPH. THE RH SHOULD GET FAIRLY LOW TODAY AS MIXING INCREASES DURING THE AFTERNOON. THE RH WILL ALSO BE DEPENDENT ON HOW QUICKLY THE CLOUDS MOVE OUT OF THE BURN AREA...WHICH CURRENTLY SEEMS TO BE LIKELY BY AT LEAST THE PROPOSED BURN TIME. RIGHT NOW...THINK RH SHOULD GET DOWN TO AROUND 30 PERCENT. SMOKE DISPERSION WILL BE EXCELLENT. CLOUDS WILL BUILD BACK INTO THE AREA TONIGHT. THERE IS A CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-58. MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3100-4700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8300-10100 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 30 TO 38 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 18 MPH. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........59 52 47 43 40 38 37 38 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............47 49 52 53 54 54 54 54 RH..............60 51 46 42 35 32 32 33 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..18 18 18 17 15 14 11 9 20 FT WIND GUST.30 30 30 25 25 20 20 15 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40. MAX HUMIDITY........77-82 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......7400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AROUND 3 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........40 53 69 81 80 73 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............53 49 44 40 38 37 RH..............33 44 59 70 79 82 20 FT WIND......NW 7 W 5 S 5 SE 4 SE 3 S 3 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 5 5 5 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-61. MIN HUMIDITY........31-36 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 7 TO 12 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2300-3300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 5100-7000 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 8200-9400 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 7000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 3 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 13 TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........65 55 50 56 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............39 49 57 58 RH..............76 54 40 36 20 FT WIND......S 3G5 S 5G10 SW 8G15 W 11G15 $$ FORECASTER...GROCHOCINSKI REQUESTED BY...LINDY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100403.WESTB.01/FGF