FNUS73 KFGF 251128 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR BIESTERFELD-NORTH DURLER...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 628 AM CDT SUN APR 25 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 25. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... CLOUDY SKIES AND RAIN SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH AT LEAST THIS MORNING. MORNING RAINFALL SHOULD TOTAL NEAR 0.05" OR LESS. THIS WILL PRODUCE COOL TEMPERATURES AND ELEVATED RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE REST OF THE MORNING. SHOWERS WILL BECOME MUCH LESS FREQUENT THIS AFTERNOON. THEREFORE...RELATIVE HUMIDITY SHOULD FINALLY DECREASE A BIT AFTER NOON...BUT STILL ONLY GET DOWN TO ABOUT 55 PERCENT. THAT FORECAST COULD BE OPTIMISTIC SINCE THE SKIES WILL REMAIN CLOUDY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...SO THE RH MINIMUM COULD END UP BEING ANOTHER 5 TO 10 PERCENT HIGHER. EXPECT LIGHT WINDS FROM THE NORTHEAST. THE CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN ND CONTINUES INTO MONDAY. THEREFORE...MONDAY LOOKS LIKE ANOTHER COOL DAY UNDER MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES. RELATIVE HUMIDITY SHOULD BE ELEVATED. HOWEVER...THE BOUNDARY BETWEEN THE CLOUDS AND SUN IS CURRENTLY FORECASTED TO SIT JUST TO THE EAST OF THE BURN SITE. THERE COULD BE A SHARP BOUNDARY BETWEEN ELEVATED AND DRY RH FROM LISBON TO ABERCROMBIE. FUTURE MODEL GUIDANCE COULD POSITION THIS BOUNDARY FARTHER WEST...SO THERE IS STILL A POSSIBILITY THAT THE LISBON AREA COULD STILL END UP IN THE SUNNY AND DRY ZONE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. FREQUENT RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-61. MIN HUMIDITY........52-57 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500-6900 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........EAST 21 TO 28 MPH DECREASING TO 14 TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........90 86 83 79 77 76 76 77 78 79 WEATHER COV.....FRQ FRQ FRQ FRQ SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............48 50 52 54 56 57 57 58 58 58 RH..............89 88 83 73 68 66 62 59 57 58 20 FT WIND DIR..N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE 20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 8 8 8 7 7 6 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 10 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-43. MAX HUMIDITY........88-93 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........81 85 89 91 90 88 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............57 53 48 45 43 41 RH..............60 64 75 84 87 91 .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60. MIN HUMIDITY........54-59 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6400-7800 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 6 TO 14 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........86 86 85 81 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............40 47 54 57 RH..............93 83 71 61 20 FT WIND......W 5G10 NW 6G10 NW 8G15 NW 7G15 $$ FORECASTER...GROCHOCINSKI REQUESTED BY...OSCAR KNUDTSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100425.BIEST.01/FGF