FNUS73 KFGF 291350 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR ELIAS...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 850 AM CDT MON AUG 29 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON AUGUST 29. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE SLIGHTLY SOUTHEASTWARD TODAY AND MAINTAIN A WEAK PRESSURE GRADIENT. THE WEAK GRADIENT WILL RESULT IN ONLY FAIR SMOKE DISPERSAL FOR THE AFTERNOON HOURS. TEMPERATURES WILL AGAIN REACH THE UPPER 70S TO LOW 80S...WITH AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES DROPPING INTO THE 35 TO 40 PERCENT RANGE. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTH LATER THIS EVENING INTO TONIGHT AND INCREASE TO THE 10 TO 15 MPH RANGE BY TUESDAY AS LOW PRESSURE BEGINS TO DEVELOP IN WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA. THIS SYSTEM WILL ALSO BRING THE NEXT CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-83. MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3200-4600 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 5600-7500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 5100 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 2700 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 6 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........28 32 35 37 38 39 40 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............73 76 78 79 80 80 79 RH..............60 53 47 44 40 40 41 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E SE SE S 20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 1 2 2 3 3 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-60. MAX HUMIDITY........95-100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........41 42 44 45 48 51 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............78 71 65 62 60 58 RH..............43 60 77 82 89 95 20 FT WIND......S 4 S 5 S 5 S 5 S 5 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 10 10 10 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82. MIN HUMIDITY........42-47 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........54 56 58 65 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV........CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE TEMP............57 65 75 79 RH..............100 81 55 47 20 FT WIND......S 5G10 S 9G15 S 12G20 S 12G20 $$ FORECASTER...HOPKINS REQUESTED BY...COLLEEN GRAUE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110829.ELIAS.01/FGF