FNUS73 KFGF 261257 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR GLACIAL RIDGE...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 757 AM CDT THU MAY 26 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 26. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS THIS MORNING WITH AN EASTERLY COMPONENT BECOMING PREDOMINANT MID MORNING. DRY AIRMASS AND FULL SUN WILL LEAD TO MIN RHS IN THE UPPER 20S WITH HIGHS IN THE LOW 60S. SMOKE DISPERSION WILL BE LIMITED BY WEAK WIND FIELDS AND WILL IMPROVE BY LATE AFTERNOON TO VERY GOOD. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65. MIN HUMIDITY........26-31 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5300-6000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........18 20 21 22 21 20 19 18 17 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............46 51 54 57 59 61 62 62 62 RH..............50 44 37 34 33 31 31 32 34 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..4 4 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-44. MAX HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4200-6100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 12 TO 13 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........18 24 33 42 49 55 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............61 57 51 47 44 42 RH..............35 44 56 64 66 69 20 FT WIND......E 7 SE 8 SE 9 SE 10 SE 10 SE 10 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 15 15 15 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE DAY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-62. MIN HUMIDITY........47-52 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4300-6200 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 13 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTH 30 TO 36 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........61 71 78 83 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............41 49 56 59 RH..............70 61 52 59 20 FT WIND......SE 10G15 SE 12G20 SE 12G20 SE 11G20 $$ FORECASTER...KAISER REQUESTED BY...DARRIN FRANCO TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110526.GLACI.01/FGF