FNUS73 KFGF 271451 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR BENEDIX BRUSH...MN DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 951 AM CDT THU MAY 27 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 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 EVENING BRINGING WINDS MORE SOUTHERLY. SHOULD SEE PLENTY OF SUNSHINE WITH TEMPS NEAR 70 BY NOON...AND HIGHS WILL APPROACH 80. 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.....76-81. MIN HUMIDITY........36-41 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2600-3900 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 3300-4600 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 1300-2600 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 8 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........39 43 42 39 43 34 33 32 32 31 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............57 61 65 68 72 74 76 77 78 78 RH..............70 60 49 45 41 41 41 41 41 41 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E NE 20 FT WIND SPD..3 4 5 6 7 7 7 7 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 10 15 15 15 15 10 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-58. MAX HUMIDITY........68-73 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTH UP TO 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 6 TO 7 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........43 29 27 47 33 39 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............76 70 64 58 56 56 RH..............41 49 60 68 71 72 20 FT WIND......NE 5 E 5 E 5 SE 5 SE 5 SE 4 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 5 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-88. MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2900-4600 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 4000-5400 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 1900-3300 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 6 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO 16 TO 23 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........49 36 38 29 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............59 70 82 84 RH..............70 46 34 30 20 FT WIND......S 5G10 S 8G15 S 11G20 S 12G20 $$ FORECASTER...HOPKINS REQUESTED BY...GRETCHEN MEHMEL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100527.BENED.02/FGF