FNUS73 KFGF 052126 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR HILL RIVCER...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 426 PM CDT MON APR 5 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1610 CDT ON APRIL 05. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WINDS NEAR FOSSTON MAY SHOW SOME VARIABILITY BETWEEN SOUTHWEST AND WEST DUE TO PRESENCE OF WEAK SURFACE TROUGH IN THE VICINITY OF THE BURN AREA. HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN LOW...STARTING AROUND 27 PERCENT AT 430 PM DST DUE TO DRIER AIR MIXING DOWN. WITH LOSS OF AFTERNOON HEATING...HUMIDITIES WILL SLOWLY CLIMB AS TEMPERATURES DROP OFF. SMOKE DISPERSAL SHOULD BE FAIR TO GOOD WITH WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH BUT WILL BECOME POOR AS INVERSION SETS UP AFTER SUNSET AND WINDS DROP OFF. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....33-38. MAX HUMIDITY........74-79 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM SKY (%).........59 60 62 63 64 65 65 65 65 64 64 63 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............57 54 51 48 46 44 42 40 39 38 37 36 RH..............35 38 41 43 50 56 60 62 66 70 73 77 20 FT WIND DIR..W SW SW SW SW S S S SE E E NE 20 FT WIND SPD..14 12 10 8 6 5 4 3 3 3 4 4 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 15 15 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-59. MIN HUMIDITY........28-33 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........63 64 63 56 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............35 42 51 56 RH..............79 60 40 33 20 FT WIND......N 5 N 8G15 N 11G20 N 12G20 $$ FORECASTER...HOPKINS REQUESTED BY...STEVE SCHUMACHER TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20100405.HILLR.01/FGF