FNUS73 KFGF 061247 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR SEIFERT...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 747 AM CDT WED OCT 6 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 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 BECOME MORE WESTERLY THROUGH THE COURSE OF THE AFTERNOON. EXPECT WIND GUSTS OF AROUND 15 MPH FOR MUCH OF THE 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 MID TO 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.....62-67. MIN HUMIDITY........32-37 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......700-2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1400-3000 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 23 TO 31 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 16 TO 21 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........7 5 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............55 57 60 61 63 63 64 64 63 RH..............59 55 47 42 41 38 37 38 40 20 FT WIND DIR..N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..10 9 9 8 8 8 8 6 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 15 10 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-46. MAX HUMIDITY........60-65 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 TO 18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........4 5 5 5 4 3 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............60 54 50 48 46 45 RH..............41 46 53 58 60 63 20 FT WIND......NW 5 W 5 W 5 W 5 SW 5 SW 4 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 10 5 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73. MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 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 1100-2800 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 3 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 12 TO 17 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........2 3 7 14 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............43 50 64 70 RH..............65 56 38 32 20 FT WIND......SW 3G5 SW 5G10 SW 10G15 S 12G20 $$ FORECASTER...GROCHOCINSKI REQUESTED BY...TROY BOSCHEE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20101006.SEIFE.01/FGF