FNUS73 KFGF 271204 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR BIESTERFELD-NORTH DURLER...USFOREST SERV. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 704 AM CDT TUE APR 27 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 27. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HUMIDITIES SHOULD BE A BIT LOWER THIS AFTERNOON COMPARED TO YESTERDAY. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS AT IGNITION TIME...MOSTLY FROM THE NORTH...WILL DIMINISH AND BECOME LIGHT FROM THE SOUTH THIS AFTERNOON AT ONLY 5 TO 10 MPH. WITH LIGHT WINDS...SOME FIRES MAY CREATE THEIR OWN WIND FIELDS. SMOKE DISPERSION WILL BE POOR AT IGNITION TIME AND SHOULD RISE INTO THE FAIR CATEGORY BY 1 OR 2 PM. SMOKE DISPERSION SHOULD BE IN THE GOOD CATEGORY AFTER 3 OR 4 PM. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-69. MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4300 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 6600 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 8800-9900 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 7900 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 3 TO 10 MPH. TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........32 32 33 33 34 32 31 29 28 26 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............45 51 56 61 64 65 65 66 65 63 RH..............65 53 45 38 34 32 31 29 30 33 20 FT WIND DIR..N NE E S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-43. MAX HUMIDITY........81-86 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........25 27 29 33 39 45 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............61 57 51 45 42 40 RH..............36 42 54 68 78 86 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75. MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. SOUTHEAST WINDS 21 TO 26 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000-7300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 24 TO 33 MPH INCREASING TO 36 TO 39 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........51 55 59 66 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............42 54 68 71 RH..............79 52 36 31 20 FT WIND......SE 8G15 SE 16G30 SE 21G35 SE 23G40 $$ FORECASTER...HOPPES REQUESTED BY...OSCAR KNUDTSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100427.BIEST.01/FGF