FNUS73 KFGF 291225 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR EGUAY PINE...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 725 AM CDT WED AUG 29 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON AUGUST 29. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... PLENTY OF SUN AND WARM TEMPS FOR THE BURN SITE... UNCERTAINTY EXISTS WITH HOW EFFICIENT WINDS MIX DOWN AND DROP RHS TODAY. WINDS WILL BE SE AND TURN SLIGHTLY TO A MORE SOUTH DIRECTION AT 10 TO 15 WITH GUSTS POSSIBLY UP TO 20 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. MIN RHS IN THE MID 30S WITH THE POSSIBILITY TO DROP FURTHER IF MIXING IS GREATER THAN EXPECTED...POSSIBLY ANOTHER 5 PERCENT OR SO INTO THE UPPER 20S TO NEAR 30 PERCENT. SMOKE DISPERSION WILL BE GOOD TO EXCELLENT TODAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....88-93. MIN HUMIDITY........34-39 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 4500-5700 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 8 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........5 6 7 7 6 6 5 5 6 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............78 82 85 88 89 89 89 89 89 RH..............55 48 44 40 39 40 40 40 40 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S 20 FT WIND SPD..9 10 10 11 12 13 13 13 12 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 20 20 20 20 20 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....67-72. MAX HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2900-4200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 12 TO 21 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 6 TO 14 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT...THEN INCREASING TO NORTHWEST AROUND 22 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........8 18 31 42 48 51 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV........ S CHC S CHC S CHC TEMP............87 80 75 73 71 70 RH..............42 54 65 70 74 74 20 FT WIND......S 12 S 11 S 11 S 9 S 6 SW 4 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 15 15 10 5 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-88. MIN HUMIDITY........26-31 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........52 51 46 36 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE TSTM COV........S CHC S CHC TEMP............69 76 81 84 RH..............73 51 38 31 20 FT WIND......NW 5G10 N 12G20 N 10G15 N 11G15 $$ FORECASTER...KAISER REQUESTED BY...LINDY MCNEILUS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120829.EGUAY.01/FGF