FNUS73 KFGF 261414 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR TOWNSEND...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 914 AM CDT MON SEP 26 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1500 CDT ON SEPTEMBER 26. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... EXPECT A MOSTLY SUNNY AND WARM AFTERNOON. A WIND SHIFT BOUNDARY SHOULD REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY NORTH OF THE BURN SITE...WITH THE BOUNDARY STRETCHING FROM BEMIDJI TO MAHNOMEN TO JUST SOUTH OF MOORHEAD. THEREFORE...THE WINDS AT THE BURN SITE SHOULD AVERAGE FROM THE NORTHEAST...WHILE ANY SOUTH WILL REMAIN WELL ENOUGH TO THE NORTH OF THE SITE. HOWEVER...DUE TO THE LIGHT WIND FLOW...EXPECT THE WIND TO BE A BIT VARIABLE SHIFTING FROM NORTHERLY TO EASTERLY...WITH NORTHEASTERLY BEING THE AVERAGE. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL LOWER TO AROUND 50 PERCENT. SMOKE DISPERSION WILL BE POOR DUE TO THE LIGHT WIND FLOW ALOFT AND THE WEAKENING MIXING LAYER IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-69. MIN HUMIDITY........48-53 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST UP TO 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2600-3800 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 1400 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 5 TO 14 MPH. TIME (CDT) 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........30 28 26 23 21 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............66 66 66 65 63 RH..............58 55 53 56 60 20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE N 20 FT WIND SPD..4 4 5 5 4 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-54. MAX HUMIDITY........72-77 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 2 TO 5 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........20 20 22 23 22 20 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............61 59 57 55 54 52 RH..............62 67 70 74 74 74 20 FT WIND......N 4 N 4 NE 4 NE 4 NE 2 NE 2 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77. MIN HUMIDITY........39-44 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST UP TO 5 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2800-4600 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 1700 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 3 TO 9 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........18 16 15 18 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............51 62 70 73 RH..............77 58 49 44 20 FT WIND......N 3G5 NW 3G5 NW 5 NW 5 $$ FORECASTER...GROCHOCINSKI REQUESTED BY...TROY BOSCHEE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110926.TOWNS.01/FGF