FNUS73 KFGF 071235
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR STONEY SLOUGH...US FISH AND WILDLIFE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
735 AM CDT THU OCT 7 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON OCTOBER 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SUNNY AND DRY CONDTIONS WILL CONTINUE AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES
EASTWARD ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS AND A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE
DEVELOPS OVER EASTERN MONTANA. LIGHT WINDS THIS MORNING WILL
INCREASE OUT OF THE SOUTH AT 10 TO 15 MPH BY IGNITION TIME...WITH
SOME GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION. WITH TEMPERATURES
CLIMBING INTO THE 70S...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DROP DOWN TO
THE 25 TO 30 PERCENT RANGE BY AFTERNOON.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTH 7
                    TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTH 15 TO
                    23 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.

TIME (CDT)      11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........8   9   10  12  14  16  18  20
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............55  62  67  71  74  75  75  74
RH..............53  41  36  32  30  31  32  34
20 FT WIND DIR..S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
20 FT WIND SPD..5   7   10  11  11  11  11  10
20 FT WIND GUST.10  15  15  15  20  20  15  15

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-54.
MAX HUMIDITY........69-74 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 15 TO 23 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 8 TO 10
                    MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........21     21     20     18     17     16
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............71     63     59     57     55     53
RH..............38     50     57     62     66     71
20 FT WIND......S 9    S 8    S 8    S 8    S 7    SW 6
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     15     15     10     10

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-84.
MIN HUMIDITY........46-51 PERCENT.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM      10 AM     1 PM      4 PM
SKY (%).........16        20        24        26
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
TEMP............51        59        74        81
RH..............83        75        51        41

$$
FORECASTER...JR
REQUESTED BY...TERRY GWILLIAMS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101007.STONE.01/FGF