FNUS73 KFGF 171241 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR CHIEF LAKE...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 741 AM CDT TUE MAY 17 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 17. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... IT LOOKS LIKE MINIMUM HUMIDITY VALUES TODAY WILL FALL INTO THE 18 TO 23 PERCENT RANGE...AND FALL BELOW 25 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE AND GUST TO AROUND 20 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. IF WINDS INCREASE A BIT MORE THAN FORECAST...THAN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. AT THIS POINT IT APPEARS WINDS WON/T GET MUCH ABOVE 20 MPH...BUT IT WILL BE VERY DRY THIS AFTERNOON WITH EXCELLENT DISPERSION BY AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73. MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6300-6900 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 6 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 16 TO 21 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............55 59 62 66 67 69 69 70 70 RH..............45 39 33 28 27 24 24 23 24 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..7 8 10 11 12 12 12 11 10 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 20 20 20 20 20 20 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45. MAX HUMIDITY........63-68 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. MIXING HEIGHT.......5000-6100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 20 TO 29 MPH INCREASING TO 22 TO 30 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT...THEN DECREASING TO 7 TO 15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........7 6 5 4 3 3 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............69 63 55 50 46 43 RH..............25 32 45 56 63 67 20 FT WIND......SE 9 SE 5 SE 4 SE 5 SE 5 SE 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 5 10 10 10 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73. MIN HUMIDITY........26-31 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7300-8400 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 7 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 17 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........4 11 19 25 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............42 55 66 70 RH..............65 45 33 31 20 FT WIND......SE 5G10 SE 7G10 SE 11G20 SE 11G20 $$ FORECASTER...DK REQUESTED BY...STEVE SCHUMACHER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110517.CHIEF.01/FGF