FNUS73 KFGF 061257 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR OLD HEADQUARTERS...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 757 AM CDT WED OCT 6 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1500 CDT ON OCTOBER 06. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SUNNY AND DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED TODAY AS HIGH PRESSURE DOMINATES THE NORTHERN PLAINS. THE NORTHWESTERLY WINDS SHOULD BE STEADY AROUND 10 MPH NEAR BURN TIME AND GRADUALLY WEAKENING AND BECOMING MORE WESTERLY THROUGH THE COURSE OF THE AFTERNOON. EXPECT WIND GUSTS OF UP TO 15 MPH THROUGH THE REST AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...THERE COULD BE A STRAY 20 MPH WIND GUST DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON WHEN THE WINDS ALOFT INCREASE...DESPITE THE SUSTAINED SURFACE WINDS DECREASING DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON. THE MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS ANTICIPATED TO REACH THE LOW 30 PERCENT RANGE BY THE MIDDLE OF THE AFTERNOON. SIMILAR SUNNY AND DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED THURSDAY...WITH THE MAIN DIFFERENCE BEING SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-69. MIN HUMIDITY........29-34 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2700-3800 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 15 TO 22 MPH. TIME (CDT) 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........2 1 2 2 3 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............64 65 66 66 65 RH..............38 35 34 35 38 20 FT WIND DIR..N NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 8 6 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 10 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-46. MAX HUMIDITY........60-65 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST UP TO 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT EARLY IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MIXING WINDS........WEST 8 TO 17 MPH DECREASING TO 6 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........4 4 4 4 3 1 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............62 55 51 48 47 45 RH..............39 46 54 60 62 63 20 FT WIND......NW 4 W 5 W 5 SW 5 SW 5 SW 4 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 5 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75. MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 8 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1400-3000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 10 TO 16 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........1 3 7 14 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............43 51 65 72 RH..............65 54 35 29 20 FT WIND......SW 4G5 S 5 SW 10G15 S 12G20 $$ FORECASTER...GROCHOCINSKI REQUESTED BY...TROY BOSCHEE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20101006.OLDHE.01/FGF