FNUS73 KFGF 021506 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR SHAY...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 1006 AM CDT WED NOV 2 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON NOVEMBER 02. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... EXPECT A SUNNY AND WARMER THAN NORMAL DAY AS HIGH PRESSURE INFLUENCES THE NORTHERN PLAINS. THE LIGHT NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PICK UP SPEED BY BURN TIME...AND THERE COULD BE SOME GUSTS OF 20 TO 25 MPH DURING THE MID AFTERNOON FROM ABOUT 1PM TO 4PM. THE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO RELAX LATE THIS AFTERNOON. RELATIVE HUMIDITY SHOULD GET DOWN TO A MINIMUM NEAR 35 TO 40 PERCENT. SMOKE DISPERSION WILL BE GOOD THROUGH THE MID AFTERNOON DUE TO THE DECENT MIXING AND GOOD WIND FLOW ALOFT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....43-48. MIN HUMIDITY........36-41 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST UP TO 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING NORTHWEST 11 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3100-4700 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 1700 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 7 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 12 TO 20 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........13 8 3 2 1 1 2 2 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............35 39 43 44 45 44 41 37 RH..............69 58 53 50 44 41 42 45 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W 20 FT WIND SPD..7 10 12 14 14 14 10 7 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 20 25 25 25 15 15 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....21-26. MAX HUMIDITY........71-76 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 8 TO 10 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........3 2 1 0 0 0 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............39 33 30 28 27 25 RH..............46 60 66 71 73 75 20 FT WIND......W 5 SW 5 SW 5 SW 5 SW 5 SW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-53. MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 9 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 21 TO 26 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........0 0 0 0 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............24 28 43 50 RH..............76 65 46 30 20 FT WIND......S 5G10 S 7G10 S 12G20 S 14G25 $$ FORECASTER...GROCHOCINSKI REQUESTED BY...CORY HENRY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20111102.SHAY_.01/FGF