FNUS73 KFGF 261246 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR TOWNSEND...USFWS FERGUS FALLS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 746 AM CDT WED MAY 26 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1500 CDT ON MAY 26. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE MOVING INTO YOUR BURN SITE BY EARLY AFTERNOON. THIS WILL MAKE A WIND FORECAST VERY TRICKY. THE MOST PROBABLE OUTCOME IS THAT A LIGHT NORTH WIND WILL DEVELOP DURING THE MORNING HOURS AND BECOME LIGHT AND VARIABLE BY EARLY AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE WILL BE IN THE MID 70S WITH MINIMUM HUMIDITY IN THE LOW TO MID 30S. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78. MIN HUMIDITY........31-36 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH UP TO 5 MPH BECOMING LIGHT BY EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000-5600 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 7 TO 14 MPH. TIME (CDT) 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........18 18 17 16 16 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............74 75 75 75 74 RH..............37 36 36 36 37 20 FT WIND DIR..N 20 FT WIND SPD..5 20 FT WIND GUST. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-57. MAX HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING EAST UP TO 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......3400-4900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 6 TO 10 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........15 15 15 16 17 18 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............73 68 63 58 55 54 RH..............40 47 58 69 77 80 20 FT WIND......N 5 NE 4 E 3 E 3 E 3 E 4 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 5 5 5 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85. MIN HUMIDITY........29-34 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3200 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 5300 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 6700-7400 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 4500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2400 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 12 TO 21 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........19 21 21 14 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............56 68 80 81 RH..............74 49 34 34 20 FT WIND......SE 5G10 SE 9G15 S 12G20 S 12G20 $$ FORECASTER...TG REQUESTED BY...TROY BOSCHEE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100526.TOWNS.01/FGF