FNUS73 KFGF 251401 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR TWIN LAKES LITTLE BLUE NORTH...MN DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 901 AM CDT MON APR 25 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON APRIL 25. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WEAK SURFACE LOW PRESSURE IS LOCATED OVER NW MINNESOTA THIS MORNING AND IS ANTICIPATED TO WEAKEN FURTHER THROUGH THE DAY. THE MAIN IMPACT WILL BE ON SURFACE WINDS AS THEY WILL BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. AS IT WEAKENS...THE OVERALL PATTERN FAVORS A SWITCH TO THE SOUTHEAST NEAR BURN TIME AND IS EXPECTED TO BE THE PREDOMINANT DIRECTION THROUGH THE BURN PERIOD. SOLAR HEATING WILL CAUSE SOME INSTABILITY TODAY AS TEMPERATURES CLIMB INTO THE 60S. THUS...EXPECT SCATTERED SHOWERS BY MID AFTERNOON. OTHERWISE...EXPECT MINIMUM HUMIDITIES TO DROP TO THE 35 TO 40 PERCENT RANGE BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL WILL BE POOR THIS MORNING BECOMING FAIR AROUND BURN INITIATION TIME. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-67. MIN HUMIDITY........29-34 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9100-10000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 TO 12 MPH. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........19 22 27 35 43 50 54 55 WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW TEMP............52 56 59 61 63 64 64 64 RH..............64 51 44 42 37 34 35 37 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 6 6 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-44. MAX HUMIDITY........84-89 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......8700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........EAST 7 TO 12 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........54 53 53 52 52 52 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............63 57 51 48 44 42 RH..............38 46 57 65 72 82 20 FT WIND......E 5 E 5 E 5 E 6 E 5 E 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-64. MIN HUMIDITY........36-41 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7800-8700 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 8 TO 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 16 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........52 60 66 69 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............41 49 57 61 RH..............89 66 49 41 20 FT WIND......E 6G10 SE 7G15 E 6G10 E 6G10 $$ FORECASTER...HOPKINS REQUESTED BY...CHRISTINE REISZ TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110425.TWINL.01/FGF