FNUS73 KFGF 151305 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR RUND...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 805 AM CDT THU MAR 15 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 CDT ON MARCH 15. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE EASTWARD AS LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS WELL TO THE NORTHWEST OF THE REGION. THROUGH THE MORNING WINDS WILL BE EASTERLY TURNING SOUTHEAST LATER IN THE DAY...SO THAT BY IGNITION TIME A MORE CONSISTENT SOUTHEAST DIRECTION SHOULD BE ESTABLISHED. HOWEVER THE GRADIENT WILL BE LAX SO SPEEDS WILL BE RELATIVELY LOW. MINIMUM HUMIDITIES SHOULD BE 5 TO 10 PERCENT HIGHER THAN YESTERDAYS DUE TO LESS MIXING AND CONTINUED EVAPORATION FROM RELATIVELY MOIST SOILS. ALSO THERE WILL NOT BE AS MUCH SOLAR TODAY SO TEMPERATURES SHOULD BE ABOUT THE SAME AS YESTERDAY AS WELL. FRIDAY SHOULD BE A BIT WARMER AND MORE HUMID AS SOUTHEAST WINDS GRADUALLY BRING IN HIGHER DEW-POINTS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-62. MIN HUMIDITY........32-37 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2400-3700 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........EAST 7 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 16 TO 25 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 10 TO 14 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........45 38 32 26 23 20 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............51 54 57 59 58 57 RH..............37 37 38 38 40 44 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 4 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-41. MAX HUMIDITY........95-100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 6 TO 13 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........19 16 14 14 15 17 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............55 50 46 43 41 39 RH..............46 57 71 82 89 96 20 FT WIND......SE 3 SE 4 SE 5 SE 5 SE 5 SE 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 10 10 10 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77. MIN HUMIDITY........41-46 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2200-2700 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 8 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 22 TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........18 15 12 13 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............39 49 64 72 RH..............99 80 59 47 20 FT WIND......SE 6G10 SE 7G15 S 11G20 S 15G25 $$ FORECASTER...EWENS REQUESTED BY...TROY BOSCHEE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120315.RUND_.01/FGF