FNUS73 KFGF 101246 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR GOLLDEN VALLEY...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 746 AM CDT WED AUG 10 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON AUGUST 10. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... THE NEARLY CALM OR LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS WILL BECOME WESTERLY BY YOUR IGNITION TIME. THERE WILL BE A CONSISTENT WESTERLY WIND THROUGH MUCH OF THE AFTERNOON WITH SPEEDS GENERALLY 5-10 MPH. THE WINDS SHOULD BECOME LIGHT AND VARIABLE BY 6 OR 7 PM. PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES WILL DEVELOP DURING THE AFTERNOON...WITH A SPRINKLE POSSIBLE (ALTHOUGH NOT LIKELY). .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SPRINKLES IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79. MIN HUMIDITY........47-52 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 5800-7100 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 6 TO 15 MPH. TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........49 52 52 50 47 44 41 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............69 71 73 75 76 76 76 RH..............63 59 57 54 52 54 54 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 7 7 7 5 4 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 12 12 10 10 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SPRINKLES IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-58. MAX HUMIDITY........91-96 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH UP TO 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......4000-5900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 3 TO 12 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........38 35 34 34 34 36 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............75 69 63 60 58 56 RH..............55 66 78 81 83 90 20 FT WIND...... LIGHT AND VARIABLE 20 FT WIND GUST. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82. MIN HUMIDITY........51-56 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........39 46 54 60 WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV........ CHANCE CHANCE TEMP............55 66 75 79 RH..............96 75 62 56 20 FT WIND......S 5G10 SW 6G10 SW 9G15 S 9G15 $$ FORECASTER...TG REQUESTED BY...DARRIN FRANCO TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110810.GOLLD.01/FGF