FNUS73 KFGF 021244 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR STONY BROOK...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 744 AM CDT WED JUN 2 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON JUNE 02. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... EXPECT A SUNNY AND MILD DAY AS HIGH PRESSURE DOMINATES THE REGIONAL WEATHER. AFTER MIXING HEIGHTS SHOULD BE GOOD...BUT THE LACK OF WIND FLOW ALOFT LEAVES LITTLE ROOM FOR A GUST GREATER THAN 10 MPH. THE WINDS COULD BE AN ISSUE. WHILE THE MOST FAVORABLE WIND DIRECTION IS FROM THE NORTHWEST...ANTICIPATE UNRELIABLE WIND DIRECTION AND VERY LIGHT WIND SPEEDS. IN FACT...DEPENDING ON THE SIZE OF THE FIRE...THE FIRE COULD END UP CONTROLLING THE LOCAL WIND FIELD. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY SHOULD GET DOWN TO NEAR 35 PERCENT. AS FOR TOMORROW...SHOWERS AND STORMS SHOULD HOLD OFF UNTIL THE EVENING. THE FORECASTED HUMIDITY IS IN THE 30 PERCENT RANGE...BUT THIS COULD BE UP TO 10 PERCENT HIGHER DEPENDING HOW QUICKLY THE CLOUD COVER INCREASES IN THE AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73. MIN HUMIDITY........33-38 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6400-7000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 3 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 7 TO 13 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........28 29 29 30 31 34 37 40 43 45 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............55 58 61 64 67 68 70 70 70 69 RH..............59 54 51 46 43 42 40 39 38 40 20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..4 4 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-54. MAX HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......4200-6100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 2 TO 7 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........47 48 46 43 38 34 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............68 63 60 58 55 52 RH..............43 48 62 72 75 79 20 FT WIND......NW 5 N 5 NE 3 NE 2 E 2 SE 2 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79. MIN HUMIDITY........31-36 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 4000-5800 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 6400-7900 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 4300-5700 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 3 TO 12 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........34 47 64 71 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............57 68 75 70 RH..............75 47 41 37 20 FT WIND......S 3G5 S 5 S 6G10 S 7G10 $$ FORECASTER...GROCHOCINSKI REQUESTED BY...TROY BOSCHEE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100602.STONY.01/FGF