FNUS73 KFGF 281239 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR WIEGERS...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 739 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 LIGHT 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........28-33 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY AFTERNOON THEN NORTHWEST BY LATE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000-4400 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 1600 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 7 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 17 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........23 25 26 27 27 27 27 27 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............71 76 80 82 82 82 81 78 RH..............43 38 34 33 33 33 34 37 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW W W W NW 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 6 6 7 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 10 10 15 15 15 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-55. MAX HUMIDITY........62-67 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 9 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 22 TO 30 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........28 34 40 43 39 32 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............74 69 64 60 57 54 RH..............43 48 57 67 64 63 20 FT WIND......NW 6 NW 7 NW 8 NW 8 NW 9 NW 9 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 20 20 25 25 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-64. MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 18 TO 23 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500-3800 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 5100-6400 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING DECREASING TO 4200 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 2200 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 33 MPH INCREASING TO 43 TO 52 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 54 TO 60 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING DECREASING TO 43 TO 48 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING DECREASING TO 25 TO 33 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........27 29 32 25 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............52 57 61 61 RH..............66 55 48 46 20 FT WIND......NW 10G25 NW 18G35 NW 21G35 NW 19G35 $$ FORECASTER...EWENS REQUESTED BY...TROY BOSCHEE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110928.WIEGE.01/FGF