FNUS73 KFGF 191315 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR AGR...US FISH AND WILDLIFE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 815 AM CDT THU AUG 19 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 CDT ON AUGUST 19. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SOUTHEAST WIND AROUND 5 MPH WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 10 MPH BY IGNITION TIME. WIND SHOULD REMAINS OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST AT 10 TO 15 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO STAY OF YOUR AREA FOR THE DAY AND WOULD BE MORE LIKELY FOR TONIGHT. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY SHOULD DECREASE TO 40 TO 45 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS WILL MOVE IN DURING THE AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79. MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2100-2900 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 7 TO 15 MPH. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........41 43 44 46 48 49 51 54 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............67 70 73 75 75 75 76 75 RH..............45 42 43 42 44 46 46 48 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..9 10 10 10 9 9 8 8 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-59. MAX HUMIDITY........92-97 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 9 TO 15 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........56 62 69 75 81 86 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............74 68 63 61 59 57 RH..............50 61 73 79 86 93 20 FT WIND......SE 7 SE 7 SE 7 SE 7 SE 7 SE 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81. MIN HUMIDITY........62-67 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2800-4200 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 7 TO 16 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 6 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........88 86 79 69 WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............56 65 74 78 RH..............96 84 71 67 20 FT WIND......E 6G10 SE 6G10 S 6G10 S 5G10 $$ FORECASTER...HOPPES REQUESTED BY...DARRIN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100819.AGR__.01/FGF