FNUS73 KFGF 191236 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR TAMARAC PINE BURNS...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 736 AM CDT THU MAY 19 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CDT ON MAY 19. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... EXPECT A MIX OF HIGH AND MID LEVEL CLOUDS TODAY WITH AN EAST- SOUTHEAST WIND OF AROUND 10 MPH. DIRECTION SHOULD BE PRETTY STABLE. EXPECT MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES A GOOD 10 TO 15 PERCENT HIGHER THAN THE PAST TWO DAYS AS LOW LEVEL MOISTURE INCREASES SLOWLY. TONIGHT WILL SEE A BIT HIGHER RH VALUES AS WELL...WITH SHOWERS ARRIVING FRIDAY MORNING AND MIDDAY GIVING LIGHT AMOUNTS. A BETTER CHANCE FOR SHOWERS WILL ARRIVE SATURDAY GIVING ONE HALF TO THREE QUARTER INCH AMOUNTS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75. MIN HUMIDITY........36-41 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7400-8700 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........EAST 3 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 13 TO 17 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........55 55 54 53 53 53 52 52 52 52 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............57 61 64 67 69 70 71 72 72 71 RH..............58 53 48 43 42 41 41 41 42 44 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 9 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-55. MAX HUMIDITY........84-89 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......6800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 17 TO 23 MPH DECREASING TO 8 TO 13 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........52 51 51 52 55 59 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............70 65 60 57 54 52 RH..............45 54 64 75 86 89 20 FT WIND......SE 9 E 7 SE 6 SE 6 SE 6 E 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 10 10 10 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75. MIN HUMIDITY........54-59 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1100-2600 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON INCREASING TO 2000-2900 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 9 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 22 TO 31 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. $$ FORECASTER...RIDDLE REQUESTED BY...CORY HENRY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110519.TAMAR.01/FGF