FNUS73 KFGF 261250 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR RYDELL...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 750 AM CDT THU APR 26 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 26. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... NORTHEAST WIND AROUND 10 MPH WILL SLOWLY TURN TO THE EAST THIS AFTERNOON AS HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE AREA SLOWLY MOVES EAST. SUNNY THIS AFTERNOON WITH ONLY SOME HIGH THIN CLOUDS EXPECTED LATER THIS AFTERNOON . RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL TO AROUND 20 TO 25 PERCENT BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSION WILL BE GOOD AT IGNITION TIME AND REMAIN GOOD THIS AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-58. MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-3000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5900-6400 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........EAST 10 TO 16 MPH. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........12 13 13 14 15 15 16 17 18 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............39 42 45 48 50 52 54 55 54 RH..............41 36 32 28 26 24 22 22 23 20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE 20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 6 6 6 7 7 8 8 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-37. MAX HUMIDITY........59-64 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING EAST 5 TO 10 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. MIXING HEIGHT.......4100-5800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........EAST 13 TO 17 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........19 22 25 29 34 40 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............53 47 42 39 38 36 RH..............25 34 43 50 54 59 20 FT WIND......NE 8 E 5 E 4 E 6 E 9 E 10 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 5 10 15 15 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-59. MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4600-5300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 16 TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO 26 TO 28 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........45 50 55 65 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............34 45 53 56 RH..............64 38 27 24 20 FT WIND......E 10G15 SE 15G20 SE 17G25 E 17G25 $$ FORECASTER...HOPPES REQUESTED BY...DARRIN FRANCO TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120426.RYDEL.01/FGF