FNUS73 KFGF 211155 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR MAPLE LAKE...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 655 AM CDT FRI MAY 21 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 21. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WARM AND MOSTLY SUNNY WEATHER IS EXPECTED TODAY. THE WEAK PRESSURE GRADIENT DUE TO UPPER MIDWEST HIGH PRESSURE IS A CAUSE FOR CONCERN. WHILE A LIGHT SOUTHERLY WIND IS THE BEST BET NEAR BURN -TIME...CANNOT RULE OUT SOME VARIABILITY IF THE WINDS REMAIN TOO LIGHT. THE SPEED SHOULD IMPROVE AND THE DIRECTION BECOME MORE RELIABLE BY 1 OR 2 PM AS THE MIXING INCREASES. THE GOOD MIXING HEIGHTS WILL HELP DRAW DOWN DRY AIR FROM ALOFT...SO THE MINIMUM RH SHOULD GET DOWN TO NEAR 30 PERCENT. TOMORROW WILL BE WINDY...CLOUDIER...MORE MOIST...AND WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81. MIN HUMIDITY........28-33 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9500-10600 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........43 43 43 43 43 43 43 43 44 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............65 68 71 74 76 77 78 78 78 RH..............58 53 43 38 37 35 34 33 34 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. MAX HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 9 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 25 TO 33 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST 16 TO 22 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........45 48 52 56 59 62 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE RH..............36 41 54 64 69 75 20 FT WIND......S 7 SE 7 SE 7 SE 7 SE 7 SE 8 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 15 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MIN HUMIDITY........44-49 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6100-6600 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 12 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTH 36 TO 43 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........64 65 65 62 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM RH..............80 63 51 49 20 FT WIND......SE 9G15 SE 14G25 SE 18G30 SE 17G25 $$ FORECASTER...GROCHOCINSKI REQUESTED BY...STEVE SCHUMACHER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100521.MAPLE.01/FGF