FNUS73 KFGF 121345 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR PAUL JR...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 845 AM CDT THU MAY 12 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON MAY 12. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. THE BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE EVENING. SKIES WILL REMAIN MOSTLY CLOUDY...ALTHOUGH A FEW BRIEF BREAKS IN THE CLOUDS WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL TOP OUT IN THE MID 50S...WITH HUMIDITY VALUES DROPPING TO THE 50 TO 60 PERCENT RANGE. SOME ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE BY AFTERNOON...ALTHOUGH AT THIS POINT MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION LOOKS LIKE IT WILL STAY SOUTH AND WEST OF THE IGNITION SITE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....51-56. MIN HUMIDITY........51-56 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900-3500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 21 TO 26 MPH. TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........87 86 84 83 81 78 76 WEATHER COV..... ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............48 49 50 51 51 51 51 RH..............63 61 58 56 56 56 56 20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD..11 11 12 14 14 14 14 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 25 25 25 25 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-42. MAX HUMIDITY........84-89 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING HEIGHT.......3400-3700 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 20 TO 28 MPH DECREASING TO 18 TO 21 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........75 74 74 75 77 80 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............51 47 44 42 41 39 RH..............56 63 68 73 76 85 20 FT WIND......N 14 N 10 N 9 N 9 N 8 N 8 20 FT WIND GUST.25 15 15 15 15 15 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-50. MIN HUMIDITY........60-65 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3600-5100 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 20 TO 22 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........82 84 86 88 WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............39 42 46 46 RH..............89 79 68 71 20 FT WIND......N 9G15 N 9G15 N 10G15 N 10G15 $$ FORECASTER...JR REQUESTED BY...LINDY MCNEILUS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110512.PAULJ.01/FGF