FNUS73 KFGF 271320 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR WINGER...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 820 AM CDT TUE APR 27 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 27. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... EXPECT MOSTLY SUNNY DRY CONDITIONS AT THE PRESCRIBED BURN SITE TODAY. LIGHT SOUTHEAST WIND EARLY THIS MORNING WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT TO THE SOUTH BY LATE MORNING...BUT WITH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS AROUND 5 MPH...SOME OCCASIONAL VARIABILITY IN DIRECTION IS EXPECTED. WITH ONLY CIRRUS OVERHEAD...THE HIGH TEMPERATURE FOR TODAY WILL BE NEAR 65 DEGREES...ALLOWING THE MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY TO BOTTOM OUT AROUND 25 PERCENT. AFTERNOON SMOKE DISPERSION WILL BE GOOD. WEDNESDAY WILL BE WARMER AND WINDY WITH SOUTHEAST GUSTS TO 30 MPH. EXPECT LITTLE CHANGE IN MOISTURE WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES IN THE MID 20 PERCENT RANGE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-68. MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT SOUTHEAST WINDS EARLY THIS MORNING BECOMING SOUTH UP TO 5 MPH LAT MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7900-9100 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 14 MPH. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........33 34 35 36 36 35 35 35 34 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............50 55 60 63 64 65 65 64 62 RH..............45 36 31 27 26 26 25 26 28 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S SW S S 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... MAX HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......5500-7200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1400-2000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 18 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM RH..............28 35 46 59 68 73 20 FT WIND......S 3 S 4 S 5 SE 5 SE 6 SE 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 10 10 10 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-72. MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 16 TO 21 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7100-8400 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 20 TO 29 MPH INCREASING TO 30 TO 36 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........33 34 40 55 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............42 53 65 68 RH..............70 41 30 28 20 FT WIND......SE 8G15 SE 14G25 SE 18G30 SE 19G30 $$ FORECASTER...ROGERS REQUESTED BY...STEVE SCHUMACHER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100427.WINGE.01/FGF