FNUS73 KFGF 271707 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR AGASSIZ...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 1207 PM CDT THU MAY 27 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1330 CDT ON MAY 27. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... LIGHT EASTERLY WINDS WITH AN OCCASIONAL GUST TO 15 MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE BURN PERIOD. A TROF OF LOW PRESSURE WILL LIFT NORTHWARD LATER IN THE AFTERNOON BRINGING WINDS MORE SOUTHERLY. SHOULD SEE PLENTY OF SUNSHINE WITH TEMPS NEAR 70 BY MID AFTERNOON. DECENT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL KEEP MINIMUM HUMIDITIES IN THE 40 TO 45 PERCENT RANGE TODAY. SMOKE DISPERSION IS EXPECTED TO BE FAIR TO GOOD DURING THE BURN PERIOD. THERE WILL BE ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE BURN AREA BY FRIDAY MORNING. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79. MIN HUMIDITY........36-41 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6300-7400 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 7 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO 20 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........44 41 37 33 30 29 28 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............65 67 69 71 72 74 76 RH..............48 41 41 41 42 42 42 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 7 7 7 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 10 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-58. MAX HUMIDITY........72-77 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......3900-5800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-2100 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 13 TO 21 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 9 TO 15 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........29 34 42 52 36 46 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............74 69 65 60 57 56 RH..............42 49 59 67 70 74 20 FT WIND......SE 5 SE 6 SE 6 SE 7 SE 6 SE 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-86. MIN HUMIDITY........29-34 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......400-2300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 16 TO 24 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 25 TO 31 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........49 40 38 27 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............57 69 81 82 RH..............77 58 39 34 20 FT WIND......SE 6G10 S 10G15 S 14G25 S 14G25 $$ FORECASTER...HOPKINS REQUESTED BY...DARRIN FRANCO TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100527.AGASS.01/FGF