FNUS73 KFGF 111205 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR MU 3 SUB UNITS 2-4...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 705 AM CDT SUN APR 11 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 11. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... EXPECT A WARM AND SUNNY DAY AS HIGH PRESSURE SITS OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS. THE HIGH PRESSURE WILL LIKELY EXERT ITS GREATEST INFLUENCE OVER SOUTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...RESULTING IN VERY LIGHT AND WINDS AT THE BURN LOCATION. THE DIRECTION WILL OFTEN BE VARIABLE...BUT THE BEST BET IS FOR SOUTHERLY WINDS THROUGH THE MID AFTERNOON. EASTERLY WINDS SHOULD DEVELOP BY THE LATE AFTERNOON. RELATIVE HUMIDITY SHOULD REACH A MINIMUM NEAR 25 PERCENT...BUT THIS COULD END UP SLIGHTLY HIGHER DUE TO THE LACK OF WIND FLOW TO MIX AND PULL DOWN DRY AIR FROM ALOFT. SMOKE DISPERSION WILL BE POOR DURING THE LATE MORNING AND FAIR DURING THE AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-69. MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST UP TO 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6300-8100 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 3 TO 12 MPH. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........29 36 42 48 51 54 56 57 59 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............49 54 58 61 63 65 65 66 65 RH..............52 46 34 28 27 27 26 27 29 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW S S S E 20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 1 1 2 3 4 4 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-46. MAX HUMIDITY........67-72 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......7400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........EAST 8 TO 13 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........60 65 69 74 81 87 WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............63 57 51 47 45 44 RH..............30 38 48 56 61 67 20 FT WIND......E 5 E 5 E 5 E 5 E 5 E 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-69. MIN HUMIDITY........53-58 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2400-3000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........EAST 9 TO 18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 20 TO 24 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........91 87 79 76 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............43 51 59 65 RH..............72 68 58 58 20 FT WIND......E 7G10 E 11G20 E 14G25 E 14G25 $$ FORECASTER...GROCHOCINSKI REQUESTED BY...JEFF OLSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100411.MU3SU.01/FGF