FNUS73 KFGF 201321 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR SULLIVAN...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 821 AM CDT THU OCT 20 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON OCTOBER 20. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A RIDGE AXIS OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL SLOWLY SHIFT EASTWARD OVER WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA THIS AFTERNOON...PROVIDING SUNNY SKIES. THE WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON UNTIL THE RIDGE AXIS MOVES FAR ENOUGH TO THE EAST SO THAT SOUTHERLY WINDS DEVELOP THIS EVENING. SMOKE DISPERSION WILL BE POOR DUE TO THE LACK OF WIND FLOW. RELATIVE HUMIDITY SHOULD FALL TO ABOUT 40 PERCENT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-53. MIN HUMIDITY........37-42 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.......300-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500-4400 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 1600 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........WEST 2 TO 6 MPH. TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........12 13 13 13 13 13 13 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............43 46 48 49 49 47 43 RH..............54 49 47 44 42 46 55 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW W W 20 FT WIND SPD..4 4 5 5 4 3 2 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 10 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....29-34. MAX HUMIDITY........76-81 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 2 TO 8 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........13 14 16 19 24 30 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............40 37 36 34 33 31 RH..............59 67 71 75 80 81 20 FT WIND......W 2 SW 2 S 3 S 4 S 5 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 10 10 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-63. MIN HUMIDITY........37-42 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2400-3400 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 1300 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 8 TO 16 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........34 32 30 37 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............32 41 55 59 RH..............81 59 43 42 20 FT WIND......S 6G10 S 6G10 SW 6G10 NW 7G10 $$ FORECASTER...WJB REQUESTED BY...LINDY MCNEILUS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20111020.SULLI.01/FGF