FNUS73 KFGF 171425 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR HEADQUARTERS...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 925 AM CDT TUE MAY 17 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CDT ON MAY 17. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... FULL SUN AND GOOD MIXING WITH POOR RECOVERY OVERNIGHT HAS RHS ALREADY IN THE 30S THIS MORNING. EXPECT SUNNY AND DRY CONDITIONS TODAY YOUR BURN SITE. SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER LAKE SUPERIOR WILL RESULT IN A STRONGER PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS NORTHWEST MINNESOTA AND THUS INCREASED WIND COMPARED TO THE PAST FEW DAYS. EXPECT WINDS TO INCREASE TO AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH BY AFTERNOON WITH A MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY IN THE LOWER 20 PERCENT RANGE. FAIR SMOKE DISPERSION AT IGNITION TIME WILL QUICKLY BECOME EXCELLENT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73. MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 8 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5300-6000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO 23 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............M M M M M M M M M M RH..............42 33 30 27 24 23 22 22 23 25 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..6 8 10 11 12 12 12 12 11 10 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 15 20 20 20 20 20 20 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-44. MAX HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3600-5200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 15 TO 21 MPH DECREASING TO 6 TO 13 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN INCREASING TO 21 TO 28 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 6 TO 14 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........8 7 6 5 4 4 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............66 61 53 48 45 42 RH..............27 33 46 56 62 67 20 FT WIND......SE 9 SE 5 SE 5 SE 5 SE 5 SE 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 10 10 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71. MIN HUMIDITY........28-33 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7700-7800 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 6 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 16 TO 18 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........5 12 19 26 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............41 53 64 68 RH..............70 48 35 33 20 FT WIND......SE 5 SE 9G15 SE 12G20 SE 11G20 $$ FORECASTER...KAISER REQUESTED BY...CORH HENRY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110517.HEADQ.01/FGF