FNUS73 KFGF 091219 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR HOFFSTRAND...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 719 AM CDT WED MAY 9 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 09. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... PLENTY OF SUN FOR YOUR BURN SITE TODAY WHICH WILL HELP HIGHS REACH AROUND 70 THIS AFTERNOON. A COOL DAMP START WILL SLOWLY GIVE WAY TO MIN RHS THIS AFTERNOON IN THE UPPER 20S AS WEAK MIXING WILL INHIBIT EFFICIENT DRYING OF THE RH FROM THIS MORNINGS MAX. WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN FROM THE SOUTH THIS MORNING AND BE AROUND 10 MPH AT IGNITION TIME WITH GUSTS THIS AFTERNOON AROUND 20 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSION WILL BE FAIR TO GOOD TODAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-72. MIN HUMIDITY........26-31 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2700-3900 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 6 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 16 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........29 29 29 28 27 26 24 23 22 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............53 57 59 61 64 66 67 68 69 RH..............73 66 55 48 44 36 31 34 34 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..10 11 12 12 13 13 13 13 12 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 20 20 20 20 20 15 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-53. MAX HUMIDITY........89-94 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-3200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1200 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 16 TO 22 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........21 21 22 23 24 25 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............68 62 58 55 53 50 RH..............36 43 53 65 78 91 20 FT WIND......S 11 S 11 S 11 S 11 S 10 S 9 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-84. MIN HUMIDITY........29-34 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5200-6600 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 20 TO 22 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........26 22 23 42 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............51 67 78 80 RH..............80 55 45 35 20 FT WIND......S 9G15 S 12G20 S 13G20 SW 12G20 $$ FORECASTER...KAISER REQUESTED BY...CHRIS ROED TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120509.HOFFS.01/FGF