FNUS73 KFGF 311208 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR MEKINOCK...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 708 AM CDT THU MAY 31 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 31. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WINDS WILL BE WEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH AT IGNITION TIME. EXPECT WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DECREASE TO AROUND 30 TO 35 PERCENT WITH FEW IF ANY CLOUDS. SMOKE DISPERSAL WILL BE POOR AT IGNITION TIME AND RISE INTO THE GOOD CATEGORY BY LATE AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76. MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6800-7700 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 6 TO 9 MPH. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........14 16 18 20 21 21 22 22 21 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............62 66 68 69 70 71 72 73 73 RH..............54 43 36 32 32 32 31 31 32 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 7 7 8 9 8 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 10 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50. MAX HUMIDITY........88-93 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4000-5900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 8 TO 10 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........21 20 19 21 26 34 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............71 63 56 53 49 47 RH..............35 50 68 77 86 93 20 FT WIND......SW 6 SW 6 SW 6 SW 6 SW 6 SW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...HOPPES REQUESTED BY...CHRIS ROED TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120531.MEKIN.01/FGF