FNUS73 KFGF 261239 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR HEARTLAND...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 739 AM CDT THU MAY 26 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MAY 26. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SUNNY WITH HIGHS IN THE MID 60S FOR YOUR BURN SITE TODAY. LIGHT EAST WINDS WILL TURN TO THE SOUTHEAST THIS MORNING... AT 5 TO 10 MPH WITH A GUST OR TWO TO 15 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. THE DRY AIRMASS WILL ALLOW FOR THE MORNING INVERSION TO QUICKLY ERODE AND ALLOW RHS TO DROP QUICKLY WITH MIN VALUES AROUND 35 PERCENT. SMOKE DISPERSION WILL BECOME VERY GOOD THIS AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-67. MIN HUMIDITY........34-39 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4800-6200 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 6 TO 12 MPH. TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........17 20 22 24 25 25 24 23 22 22 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............48 52 55 57 60 62 63 64 64 64 RH..............56 53 49 45 43 43 41 40 40 39 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..5 4 4 5 5 5 6 7 8 9 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 10 10 10 10 15 15 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-49. MAX HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4400-6200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 700-2600 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 13 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 25 TO 31 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........23 29 38 48 59 69 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............63 60 54 51 49 47 RH..............39 45 53 59 62 67 20 FT WIND......SE 10 SE 10 SE 10 SE 10 SE 10 SE 11 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-61. MIN HUMIDITY........58-63 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......700-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4800-5700 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 28 TO 37 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........77 81 81 84 WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............46 52 56 58 RH..............70 66 63 65 20 FT WIND......SE 11G20 SE 11G20 SE 12G20 SE 11G20 $$ FORECASTER...KAISER REQUESTED BY...TROY BOSCHEE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110526.HEART.01/FGF