FNUS73 KFGF 071301 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR OLD HEADQUARTERS...USFWS FERGUS FALLS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 801 AM CDT WED APR 7 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 07. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH WILL INCREASE BY LATE MORNING TO AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH DURING THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON HOURS. THE NORTHERLY DIRECTION WILL REMAIN CONSTANT THROUGH THE DAY. MINIMUM HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE IN THE MID 20 PERCENT RANGE...POSSIBLY LOWER 20S (IF MORE DRY AIR MIXES TO THE SURFACE THAN EXPECTED). SMOKE DISPERSAL WILL BE EXCELLENT BY LATE MORNING. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-55. MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8100-9000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 9 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 23 TO 31 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........19 23 27 31 34 36 38 40 41 41 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............36 39 42 45 48 50 51 52 52 52 RH..............54 46 41 36 33 30 29 28 28 28 20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD..10 12 14 15 15 15 15 15 14 14 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 20 20 20 25 20 20 20 20 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....28-33. MAX HUMIDITY........76-81 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......7700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 24 TO 30 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........41 39 36 33 31 30 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............51 44 40 37 33 32 RH..............29 41 50 61 72 75 20 FT WIND......N 14 N 10 N 7 N 5 N 4 NE 3 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 10 10 5 5 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-61. MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH UP TO 5 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7100-7700 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 2 TO 9 MPH INCREASING TO 13 TO 20 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........30 31 31 25 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............30 39 52 57 RH..............81 57 35 29 20 FT WIND......NE 2 N 4G5 NW 5 N 4G5 $$ FORECASTER...TG REQUESTED BY...TROY BOSCHEE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100407.OLDHE.01/FGF