FNUS73 KFGF 281258 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR POOL 8...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 758 AM CDT WED SEP 28 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON SEPTEMBER 28. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL INCREASE AND TURN MORE WESTERLY BY AFTERNOON THEN TURN NORTHWEST BY EVENING. A WESTERLY DIRECTION IS OPTIMAL FOR MAXIMIZING TEMPERATURES AND LOWERING HUMIDITIES. THEREFORE THE FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE AND MINIMUM RH MAY NEED TO BE ADJUSTED. WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE OVERNIGHT AND BECOME FAIRLY STRONG THURSDAY. GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-86. MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH THIS MORNING TURNING SOUTHWEST THEN WEST 7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH BY MID AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3300-4300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO 3600-5300 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 1900 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 22 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........25 27 28 28 28 27 26 26 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............70 75 79 82 82 82 79 75 RH..............45 41 37 32 29 28 32 40 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW W W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 8 9 10 10 11 11 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 20 20 20 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 18 TO 23 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........67 64 51 32 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ 20 FT WIND......NW 12G30 NW 19G35 NW 21G35 NW 20G30 $$ FORECASTER...EWENS REQUESTED BY...LARRY ANDERSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110928.POOL8.01/FGF