FNUS73 KFGF 091154 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR MU 1...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 654 AM CDT WED MAY 9 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MAY 09. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WEST WIND AROUND 5 MPH AT IGNITION TIME WILL BECOME SOUTHWEST AT 10 MPH BY EARLY AFTERNOON AND SOUTH AT 10 TO 15 MPH BY MID AFTERNOON. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DECREASE TO TO AROUND 40 PERCENT BY LATE AFTERNOON. ONLY SOME HIGH THIN CLOUDS ARE EXPECTED FOR TODAY...OR A MOSTLY SUNNY SKY. SMOKE DISPERSION WILL BE POOR AT 10 AM...12PM...2 PM AND 8 PM. FAIR DISPERSION IS EXPECTED AT 4 PM AND 6 PM. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70. MIN HUMIDITY........38-42 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 TO 12 MPH. TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........22 22 23 23 23 23 23 22 22 21 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............52 56 59 61 62 64 65 66 66 67 RH..............75 65 62 57 52 47 42 40 45 43 20 FT WIND DIR..W W SW SW SW SW SW S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 7 7 8 8 8 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 15 15 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50. MAX HUMIDITY........83-88 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2100-3600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1200-1400 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 12 TO 15 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........21 20 20 19 17 15 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............66 60 54 53 50 48 RH..............47 51 57 67 76 85 20 FT WIND......S 8 S 8 S 8 S 8 S 7 S 7 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-83. MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-3000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 15 TO 23 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........14 14 15 15 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............48 65 76 79 RH..............84 65 51 38 20 FT WIND......S 8G10 S 12G20 S 18G25 S 17G25 $$ FORECASTER...HOPPES REQUESTED BY...JEFF OLSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120509.MU1__.01/FGF