FNUS73 KFGF 261230 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR AGR...US FISH AND WILDLIFE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 730 AM CDT THU AUG 26 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON AUGUST 26. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... EXPECT SUNNY AND DRY CONDITIONS TODAY AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE DOMINATES THE REGIONAL WEATHER PATTERN. WITH A HIGH TEMPERATURE NEAR 80 DEGREES...MINIMUM AFTERNOON RH VALUES WILL BE IN THE UPPER 30 PERCENT RANGE. LIGHT SOUTH WIND THIS MORNING WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE TO 10 TO 15 MPH WITH SOME LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON GUSTS TO 20 MPH. FRIDAY WILL BE SIMILAR TO TODAY...EXCEPT WARMER WITH A STRONGER SOUTH WIND. THE HIGH TEMPERATURE AT THE PRESCRIBED BURN SITE WILL BE IN THE MIDDLE TO UPPER 80S WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN MOISTURE. AFTERNOON WINDS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-83. MIN HUMIDITY........34-39 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000-4400 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 28 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........5 6 8 9 11 12 14 15 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............66 71 74 77 79 80 80 79 RH..............52 47 44 42 41 39 39 41 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..10 11 12 12 12 12 11 11 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-60. MAX HUMIDITY........85-90 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-2700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 22 TO 28 MPH DECREASING TO 10 TO 16 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........17 18 18 18 15 12 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............78 71 65 62 60 58 RH..............42 53 68 75 81 86 20 FT WIND......S 10 S 9 S 8 S 8 S 8 S 8 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-88. MIN HUMIDITY........38-43 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 16 TO 21 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 22 TO 30 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 29 TO 33 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO AROUND 23 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........11 17 24 27 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............57 68 80 85 RH..............90 68 51 43 20 FT WIND......S 8G15 S 12G20 S 15G30 S 19G35 $$ FORECASTER...ROGERS REQUESTED BY...LARRY ANDERSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100826.AGR__.01/FGF