FNUS73 KFGF 041252 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR PELAN 26...TNC-MNDNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 752 AM CDT TUE OCT 4 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON OCTOBER 04. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS THIS MORNING WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTHEAST AROUND NOON...FROM ABOUT 150 DEGREES. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AFTER 2 PM. GIVEN THE COMBINATION OF DRY FUELS...LOWER RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AND WIND GUSTS TO 20 MPH...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS MAY BE APPROACHED. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........71 AT IGNITION...MAX 81. RH..................46 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 31 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2600 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 2600-3700 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........32 32 32 31 30 28 27 26 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............67 71 75 78 80 81 81 80 RH..............49 46 41 37 35 34 34 36 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E 20 FT WIND SPD..8 9 9 11 12 12 12 11 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 20 20 20 20 20 .TONIGHT... TEMPERATURE.........MIN 57. RH..................MAX 74 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM TEMP............77 73 69 67 65 64 63 62 61 60 59 58 RH..............40 46 55 59 60 60 60 62 62 64 67 69 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 10 10 10 11 11 11 12 12 12 14 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 $$ FORECASTER...DK REQUESTED BY...JONATHAN EERKES TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20111004.PELAN.01/FGF