FNUS73 KFGF 051434 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR BALKE LAKE...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 934 AM CDT MON APR 5 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON APRIL 05. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... GOOD MIXING UPWARDS OF 7 TO 8000 FT THIS AFTERNOON WILL MAKE FOR EXCELLENT DISPERSION CONDITIONS WITH NEAR SURFACE WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. CHANCES FOR SHOWERS SHOULD HOLD OFF TILL LATE TONIGHT...THERE MAY BE A COUPLE THAT SHOULD PASS SOUTH OF THE BURN LOCATION LATER THIS AFTERNOON. GOOD DRYING TO BELOW 30 PERCENT RH IS EXPECTED ONCE AGAIN. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-62. MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9500-10000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 13 TO 21 MPH. TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........47 51 54 56 58 60 61 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............51 54 56 58 59 59 59 RH..............43 38 35 30 28 28 30 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW S 20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 10 10 10 6 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-42. MAX HUMIDITY........78-83 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. MIXING HEIGHT.......10300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1100 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 13 TO 22 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST AROUND 3 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM SKY (%).........63 65 66 67 69 71 72 76 79 82 86 88 WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............58 55 52 50 48 46 45 43 42 41 40 40 RH..............31 35 43 51 59 66 70 72 74 77 80 82 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S SE SE SE SE SE NE 20 FT WIND SPD..4 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-58. MIN HUMIDITY........36-41 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 8 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2900 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 5400 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 8000-9500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 6400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 3300 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 3 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO NORTHEAST 14 TO 21 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........89 85 78 73 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............39 44 51 55 RH..............83 77 51 41 20 FT WIND......N 3G5 N 6G10 N 10G15 N 12G20 $$ FORECASTER...WJB REQUESTED BY...CORY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100405.BALKE.01/FGF