FNUS73 KFGF 231243 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR FROEMKE...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 743 AM CDT FRI APR 23 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 23. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT TODAY WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF A CENTRAL PLAINS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CAUSE SE WINDS TO INCREASE IN STRENGTH THROUGHOUT THE DAY...WITH GUSTS TO 20 TO 25 MPH BY THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH CLOUDS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPEDE TEMPS A BIT OVER YOUR BURN SITE AND COMBINED WITH MARGINAL LOW LEVEL MOISTURE RETURN MIN RHS WILL BE IN THE MID 20S... MAYBE A BIT HIGHER. SHOWER ACTIVITY SHOULD STAY JUST SOUTH OF YOUR AREA THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74. MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6400-8100 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 8 TO 17 MPH. TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........42 43 44 46 48 50 53 56 60 63 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............49 54 58 62 66 68 70 70 71 71 RH..............58 50 42 35 30 28 27 27 27 28 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E 20 FT WIND SPD..9 11 12 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 20 20 25 25 25 25 20 20 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50. MAX HUMIDITY........82-87 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........67 76 84 90 92 91 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............70 64 58 54 51 48 RH..............30 40 53 64 73 84 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-64. MIN HUMIDITY........47-52 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4300-5900 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 13 TO 21 MPH INCREASING TO 25 TO 29 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........89 88 86 85 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............47 52 58 61 RH..............87 72 57 52 20 FT WIND......NE 10G15 NE 14G20 NE 15G25 NE 15G25 $$ FORECASTER...KAISER REQUESTED BY...OSCAR KNUDTSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100423.FROEM.01/FGF