FNUS73 KFGF 301336 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR HIGHWAY ONE 1...MN RLA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 836 AM CDT WED MAR 30 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON MARCH 30. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE AREA TODAY WILL SEE LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS EARLY IN THE DAY...BECOMING SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST AS THE HIGH BEGINS DRIFTING TOWARD LAKE SUPERIOR. CLOUDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE DAY LIMITING HEATING A BIT...SO SHOULD SEE HIGH TEMPERATURES CLIMBING INTO THE UPPER 30S. THIS WILL LIMIT THE DROP IN HUMIDITIES AND KEEP MINIMUMS AROUND 40 PERCENT. THE LIGHT WINDS WILL RESULT IN POOR SMOKE DISPERSAL EARLY BUT SHOULD BECOME FAIR BY THIS AFTERNOON AS THE WIND PICKS UP A BIT. NO PRECIPITATION IS FORECAST FOR THE FORECAST BURN TIME. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....36-41. MIN HUMIDITY........36-41 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH UP TO 5 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5200-5400 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 13 MPH. TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........50 54 58 62 65 67 69 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............33 35 36 37 38 37 36 RH..............45 41 42 46 50 53 57 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....23-28. MAX HUMIDITY........91-96 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4000-5000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 13 TO 22 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 8 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........70 72 74 75 78 81 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............35 33 31 29 27 26 RH..............59 65 72 78 83 91 20 FT WIND......S 5 S 5 S 5 S 5 S 5 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 10 10 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN OR SNOW LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....40-45. MIN HUMIDITY........61-66 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500-4300 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 8 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 13 TO 20 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........85 91 95 96 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP............25 30 38 42 RH..............96 84 71 75 20 FT WIND......S 6G10 S 7G10 S 7G10 S 7G10 $$ FORECASTER...HOPKINS REQUESTED BY...JOE HARRIS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110330.HIGHW.01/FGF