FNUS73 KFGF 112047 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR GODFREY...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 347 PM CDT TUE SEP 11 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1530 CDT ON SEPTEMBER 11. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... .DISCUSSION... GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT CONTINUES BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. OTHERWISE...EXPECT WINDS TO DECREASE AS AN INVERSION SETS UP AFTER SUNSET. MINIMUM HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN AROUND 20 PERCENT FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS UNTIL LOSS OF HEATING WITH SUNSET...THEN HUMIDITIES WILL SLOWLY CLIMB THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. SMOKE DISPERSAL WILL BE GOOD UNTIL EARLY EVENING BUT BECOME FAIR AS THE INVERSION SETS UP THIS EVENING. LITTLE TO NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82. MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 14 TO 19 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3400-3600 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 16 TO 20 MPH. TIME (CDT) 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........26 25 24 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............77 76 73 RH..............22 24 25 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..19 18 17 20 FT WIND GUST.30 30 25 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-48. MAX HUMIDITY........51-56 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2400-3400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 100-1300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........WEST 17 TO 21 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........24 25 26 26 23 18 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............71 64 58 55 52 47 RH..............26 32 40 46 49 53 20 FT WIND......NW 16 NW 11 NW 7 W 4 W 3 W 3 20 FT WIND GUST.25 15 10 5 5 5 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74. MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 11 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10500-10900 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 17 TO 26 MPH INCREASING TO 26 TO 28 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........14 12 12 14 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............46 63 70 71 RH..............56 39 21 21 20 FT WIND......W 4G5 W 10G15 W 16G25 W 15G25 $$ FORECASTER...HOPKINS REQUESTED BY...STEVE SCHUMACHER TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120911.GODFR.01/FGF