FNUS73 KFGF 201400 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR EQUAY LAKE...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 900 AM CDT FRI MAY 20 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MAY 20. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 WITH GUSTS TO 20 TO 25 MPH FOR YOUR BURN SITE. CLOUDY SKIES AND INCREASING LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL KEEP MIN RHS UP COMPARED TO THE PAST FEW DAYS...AROUND 45 PERCENT. WIDE SPREAD SHOWER ACTIVITY WILL HOLD OFF UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON ALTHOUGH THERE IS A CHANCE FOR A SCATTERED SHOWER EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSION WILL BE EXCELLENT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74. MIN HUMIDITY........42-47 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4900-5400 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........EAST 10 TO 18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 21 TO 26 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........81 86 91 94 96 97 97 97 WEATHER COV..... CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............67 69 71 71 71 70 69 71 RH..............61 58 55 55 55 57 59 55 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-59. MAX HUMIDITY........89-94 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......3900-5500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 600-1300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........EAST 20 TO 28 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 17 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........97 96 93 92 93 95 WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............70 67 63 60 58 57 RH..............57 62 70 77 85 92 20 FT WIND......SE 14 SE 12 E 12 SE 12 E 12 E 12 20 FT WIND GUST.25 20 20 20 20 20 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70. MIN HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........97 98 96 92 WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............56 61 65 67 RH..............96 84 76 75 20 FT WIND......E 12G20 SE 14G25 SE 14G25 SE 7G15 $$ FORECASTER...KAISER REQUESTED BY...CORY HENRY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110520.EQUAY.01/FGF