FNUS73 KFGF 281431 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR 1-3...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 831 AM CST WED DEC 28 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CST ON DECEMBER 28. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... EXPECT SOME CLEARING THIS MORNING BEFORE CLOUDS INCREASE FROM THE WEST IN ADVANCE OF THE NEXT BATCH OF PRECIPITATION. WARMER AIR THROUGH THE DAY WILL RESULT IN A REBOUND OF TEMPERATURES WITH HIGHS THIS AFTERNOON FROM THE LOW TO MID 30S. LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL KEEP MINIMUM HUMIDITIES IN THE 55 TO 60 PERCENT RANGE. EXPECT ANOTHER CHANCE FOR LIGHT SNOW LATER THIS EVENING WITH ONE HALF TO ONE INCH OF SNOW ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. OTHERWISE...WINDS OF 5 TO 10 MILES PER HOUR WILL RESULT IN FAIR TO GOOD SMOKE DISPERSAL. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....32-37. MIN HUMIDITY........56-61 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 9 TO 15 MPH. TIME (CST) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........46 47 52 59 68 76 84 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............23 27 29 32 34 32 30 RH..............84 71 69 63 61 63 66 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 7 7 6 6 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SNOW LIKELY IN THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....17-22. MAX HUMIDITY........94-99 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 2 TO 7 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........91 97 97 93 86 76 WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW TSTM COV........ TEMP............28 25 23 22 21 20 RH..............75 84 99 99 99 99 20 FT WIND......S 5 S 5 SE 3 E 2 E 2 NE 3 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 5 5 5 5 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....30-35. MIN HUMIDITY........73-78 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH UP TO 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 2 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 12 TO 17 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........67 57 55 66 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............20 19 28 32 RH..............99 99 96 78 20 FT WIND......N 3G5 W 2G5 SW 1 S 4G5 $$ FORECASTER...HOPKINS REQUESTED BY...DARRIN FRANCO TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20111228.13___.01/FGF