FNUS73 KFGF 261055 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR MU 1 NORTH POOL 4...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 555 AM CDT THU MAY 26 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1500 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 NORTHERLY WINDS THIS MORNING WILL TURN TO THE EAST AND SOUTHEAST THROUGH OUT THE DAY. TIMING OF THE DIRECTION OF THE WINDS IS TRICKY AS HIGH PRESSURE VACATES THE AREA. THE DRY AIRMASS WILL ALLOW FOR THE MORNING INVERSION TO QUICKLY ERODE AND THAT SHOULD HELP WINDS TURN TO THE EAST BY MID MORNING AND THEN BECOME SE BY MID AFTERNOON...WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH AT MOST TODAY. DRY COLUMN WILL 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)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5400-6300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 16 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........25 25 25 26 27 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............62 63 64 64 64 RH..............41 39 39 40 43 20 FT WIND DIR..E E SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..6 7 8 8 9 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 15 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-51. MAX HUMIDITY........77-82 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. MIXING HEIGHT.......4500-6300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 18 TO 25 MPH DECREASING TO 15 TO 18 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........29 36 46 58 72 85 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............63 60 55 53 50 49 RH..............45 51 58 64 70 77 20 FT WIND......SE 10 SE 11 E 11 E 11 E 11 SE 12 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 20 20 20 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-61. MIN HUMIDITY........65-70 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.......1000-2400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3900-5100 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 18 TO 23 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 22 TO 31 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 17 TO 20 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........94 96 91 86 WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............48 53 56 58 RH..............82 76 70 71 20 FT WIND......SE 12G20 SE 12G20 SE 12G20 SE 10G15 $$ FORECASTER...KAISER REQUESTED BY...JEFF OLSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110526.MU1NO.01/FGF