FNUS73 KFGF 211253 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR ALVSTAD...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 753 AM CDT THU OCT 21 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON OCTOBER 21. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... EXPECT A SUNNY AND RELATIVELY WARM DAY. LIGHT WINDS FROM THE WEST- NORTHWEST ARE ANTICIPATED FOR MOST OF THE AFTERNOON UNTIL THE WINDS TRANSITION TO SOUTHERLY LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. SMOKE DISPERSION WILL BE FAIR TO GOOD. THE MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY SHOULD GET CLOSE TO 30 PERCENT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-57. MIN HUMIDITY........29-34 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2700-3900 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 1500 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 6 TO 14 MPH. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........39 39 39 36 32 27 22 17 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............43 46 49 52 53 54 51 48 RH..............53 46 42 40 36 34 37 44 20 FT WIND DIR..NW W W W W W SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 6 6 5 5 4 3 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....34-39. MAX HUMIDITY........62-67 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 2 TO 9 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........13 9 8 9 10 12 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............45 42 40 39 38 37 RH..............47 50 54 57 60 64 20 FT WIND......S 2 S 2 S 3 S 5 S 6 S 7 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 10 10 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-69. MIN HUMIDITY........36-41 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1000-2600 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 9 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 14 TO 21 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN SHIFTING TO THE WEST AROUND 10 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........14 14 13 14 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............37 47 61 65 RH..............67 51 41 41 20 FT WIND......S 7G10 S 8G10 SW 8G10 SW 6G10 $$ FORECASTER...GROCHOCINSKI REQUESTED BY...TROY BOSCHEE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20101021.ALVST.01/FGF