FNUS73 KFGF 261337 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR KERTSONVILLE...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 837 AM CDT FRI AUG 26 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON AUGUST 26. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... COLD FRONT THAT PUSHED THROUGH JUST A FEW HOURS AGO WILL PROVIDE A DRY FRIDAY. BUT THERE WILL STILL BE SOME PRESSURE GRADIENT AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE WEST. SO 10 TO 15 MPH WINDS OUT OF THE NORTH WILL BE COMMON DURING EARLY AFTERNOON. ROBUST TRANSPORT WINDS WILL PROVIDE EXCELLENT DISPERSION CONDITIONS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81. MIN HUMIDITY........29-34 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5400-5500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 9 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 22 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........26 21 18 15 14 14 14 15 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............71 74 75 76 77 78 78 77 RH..............52 45 41 39 37 35 34 35 20 FT WIND DIR..NW N N N N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD..10 11 11 11 10 10 9 8 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 20 15 15 15 15 15 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-53. MAX HUMIDITY........81-86 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......3800-5600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-2000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 9 TO 18 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........15 13 11 12 17 23 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............76 67 60 57 54 52 RH..............36 48 62 69 76 80 20 FT WIND......N 7 N 6 N 5 N 4 N 3 NE 2 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 5 5 5 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80. MIN HUMIDITY........36-41 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4700-5600 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 6 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........29 34 37 37 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............50 61 72 77 RH..............86 62 46 41 20 FT WIND......NE 2G5 SE 3G5 S 3G5 S 3G5 $$ FORECASTER...WJB REQUESTED BY...DARRIN FRANCO TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110826.KERTS.01/FGF