FNUS73 KFGF 091759 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR WILDFLOWR...USFWS DL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 1259 PM CDT FRI APR 9 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1244 CDT ON APRIL 9. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... BASED ON CURRENT TIMING...A DRY FRONTAL PASSAGE WILL SWITCH WINDS FROM SOUTH TO WEST BETWEEN 2PM AND 3PM. WINDS IN THE VICINITY OF THE FRONT WILL BECOME A BIT LIGHTER IN A SLIGHTLY WEAKER PRESSURE GRADIENT. AS THE FRONT PASSES...WINDS WILL BECOME MORE SOUTHWESTERLY...THEN TURN MORE WESTERLY AND INCREASE. LOOKING AT GUSTS AROUND 20 MPH WITH ISOLATED HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. HUMIDITY VALUES WILL REMAIN LOW THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON AS DRIER AIR CONTINUES TO MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE. SMOKE DISPERSAL WILL BE FAIR TO GOOD AROUND FRONTAL PASSAGE AND INCREASE TO VERY GOOD LATER AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT TIGHTENS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-64. MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 8 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6900-7200 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 12 TO 21 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 17 TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........18 16 18 29 42 51 48 40 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 RH..............28 27 27 28 29 30 28 26 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S W W W NW 20 FT WIND SPD..11 14 14 14 12 12 12 12 20 FT WIND GUST.20 25 25 25 20 20 20 20 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....29-34. MAX HUMIDITY........58-63 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......6700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 16 TO 25 MPH BECOMING WEST AROUND 3 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........32 29 33 38 41 43 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............59 52 45 41 37 35 RH..............27 33 43 48 56 61 20 FT WIND......NW 14 NW 10 W 7 NW 5 W 5 W 4 20 FT WIND GUST.25 15 15 10 5 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-61. MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9000-10800 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 3 TO 7 MPH INCREASING TO 23 TO 29 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........43 37 33 36 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............33 41 53 57 RH..............63 41 24 21 20 FT WIND......W 3G5 W 5G10 W 8G15 W 9G15 $$ FORECASTER...HOPKINS REQUESTED BY...STEVE SCHUMACHER TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20100409.WILDF.01/FGF