FNUS73 KFGF 151456 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR MALAKOWSKY...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 956 AM CDT THU APR 15 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON APRIL 15. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... EXPECT A WARM AND MOSTLY SUNNY AFTERNOON WITH A HIGH IN THE LOW 60S. THE NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE BREEZY AT 15 TO 20 MPH. EXPECT MOST WIND GUSTS WILL BE AROUND 25 MPH...BUT CANNOT RULE OUT A STRAY 30 MPH GUST. THE WINDS SHOULD HAVE A BIT MORE OF A WEST COMPONENT IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON BEFORE BECOMING TRUE NORTHWEST BY LATE AFTERNOON. MODEL SOUNDINGS INDICATE GOOD MIXING THIS AFTERNOON TO PULL DOWN DRY AIR FROM ALOFT...SO THINK THE MINIMUM RH SHOULD GET DOWN TO AROUND 35 PERCENT. SMOKE DISPERSION WILL BE EXCELLENT. FRIDAY LOOKS SUNNY...BREEZY...DRIER...AND A BIT COOLER. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-62. MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 14 TO 19 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5200-5900 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 22 TO 25 MPH. TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........48 53 61 69 75 77 75 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............54 56 57 58 58 58 58 RH..............50 47 45 42 40 40 40 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..17 17 17 17 17 17 16 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 25 25 25 25 25 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....33-38. MAX HUMIDITY........74-79 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4100-6000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 26 TO 31 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........73 71 67 62 46 24 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............57 54 49 44 39 36 RH..............40 48 58 65 76 79 20 FT WIND......NW 15 NW 14 NW 11 N 12 N 11 N 11 20 FT WIND GUST.25 20 20 20 20 20 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60. MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5600-6200 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 25 TO 31 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........6 0 2 2 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............35 43 53 57 RH..............75 45 26 22 20 FT WIND......N 11G20 N 14G20 N 14G25 N 12G20 $$ FORECASTER...WJB REQUESTED BY...LINDY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100415.MALAK.01/FGF