FNUS73 KFGF 261232 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR ELKEN WPA...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 732 AM CDT MON APR 26 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 26. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... CLOUDY SKIES THIS MORNING WILL GIVE WAY TO INCREASING SUNSHINE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL BE FROM THE NORTH AROUND 10 MPH. THE DIRECTION COULD FLUCTUATE A BIT FROM THE NNW TO NNE. THE GOOD MIXING HEIGHTS WILL DRAW DOWN WIND GUSTS OF UP TO 20 MPH...AS WELL AS DRIER AIR FROM ALOFT. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DECREASE SLOWLY THIS MORNING...BUT PICK UP THE PACE DURING THE AFTERNOON WITH THE INCREASING SUNSHINE. THE MINIMUM RH NEAR 30 PERCENT WILL LIKELY NOT BE REACHED UNTIL A LITTLE LATER THAN USUAL...AT AROUND 4 OR 5 PM. SMOKE DISPERSION WILL BE GOOD NEAR BURN TIME...BUT IMPROVE BY THE EARLY AFTERNOON TO VERY GOOD. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65. MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8600-9400 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 14 TO 23 MPH DECREASING TO 13 TO 14 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........88 85 82 78 73 67 61 55 49 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............53 55 57 59 60 61 62 62 62 RH..............62 56 50 45 43 38 32 30 31 20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD..11 12 12 12 12 11 10 10 9 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 20 20 20 15 15 15 15 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-41. MAX HUMIDITY........72-77 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......9400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 7 TO 14 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........44 36 30 24 15 8 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............61 57 51 46 41 39 RH..............32 35 51 67 70 74 20 FT WIND......N 8 N 7 N 6 N 5 N 5 N 4 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 5 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70. MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........6 19 37 45 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............39 53 66 67 RH..............77 47 28 27 20 FT WIND......NW 4G5 NW 5 W 5G10 W 5 $$ FORECASTER...GROCHOCINSKI REQUESTED BY...TERRY GWILLIAMS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100426.ELKEN.01/FGF