FNUS73 KFGF 141318 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR ZILMER PRAIRIE...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 818 AM CDT THU OCT 14 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON OCTOBER 14. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WEAK SFC BOUNDARY WILL MOVE THROUGH EARLY MORNING AND SHIFT SW WINDS TO THE NORTHWEST BY MID MORNING. EXPECT TO SEE SOME GUSTS FROM THE NW TO ABT 20 TO 25 MPH BY LATE MORNING...LASTING TO NEAR SUNSET. EXPECT MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES THROUGH MAJORITY OF THE DAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........49 AT IGNITION...MAX 61. RH..................58 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 38 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 12 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTH WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3200-4700 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 1700 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 10 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO NORTH 22 TO 29 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........20 15 11 7 5 4 4 5 5 6 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............45 49 53 56 59 60 61 59 57 53 RH..............65 58 52 49 44 42 41 44 47 52 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW N N N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD..9 11 12 14 15 16 16 16 14 11 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 20 25 25 25 25 25 25 20 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 33. RH..................MAX 97 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 10 TO 18 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST 2 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........6 5 5 4 3 3 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............50 44 39 36 35 34 RH..............58 70 82 89 92 96 20 FT WIND......N 9 N 5 N 4 NE 3 E 2 SE 3 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 5 5 5 5 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 62. RH..................MIN 38 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2100-3100 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 6 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 16 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........4 15 18 18 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............33 45 56 62 RH..............100 68 49 41 20 FT WIND......SE 5G10 S 8G15 S 12G20 S 14G20 $$ FORECASTER...SPEICHER REQUESTED BY...CORY HENRY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20101014.ZILME.01/FGF