FNUS73 KFGF 021538 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR MELBY...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 1038 AM CDT MON MAY 2 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON MAY 02. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... EXPECT A SUNNY AFTERNOON WITH A HIGH IN THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 50S. ANTICIPATE LIGHTER WINDS AROUND TIME OF IGNITION...ABOUT 10 MPH AND ON THE WAY GRADUALLY AS THE AFTERNOON PROGRESSES. HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED SOUTHWEST OF HERE SHOULD FAVOR A MORE NORTHWEST WIND OVER WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. DRY RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DEVELOP...IN PART DUE TO THE ANTICIPATION OF DRIER AIR ALOFT MIXING DOWN TO THE SURFACE. FORECASTED A MINIMUM RH A BIT BELOW 30 PERCENT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....49-54. MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4600-6500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 13 TO 22 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 10 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........10 5 2 1 0 0 0 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............44 47 49 50 51 51 51 RH..............43 37 36 33 32 33 35 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..8 7 6 5 4 3 2 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 10 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....28-33. MAX HUMIDITY........73-78 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH UP TO 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......3400-5000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1800 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 2 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 15 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........0 0 0 0 0 0 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............50 45 40 36 33 31 RH..............36 43 53 61 66 73 20 FT WIND......NW 1 W 2 SW 3 S 5 S 5 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 10 10 10 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-64. MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6300-7300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 13 TO 20 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........1 6 14 26 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............30 43 56 61 RH..............78 53 31 26 20 FT WIND......S 5G10 S 8G15 S 10G15 S 10G15 $$ FORECASTER...WJB REQUESTED BY...LINDY MCNEILUS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110502.MELBY.01/FGF