FNUS73 KFGF 211332 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR HELIKSON PRAIRIE...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 832 AM CDT WED MAR 21 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON MARCH 21. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES ARE EXPECTED TODAY WITH ONLY A FEW HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS PASSING OVERHEAD AT TIMES. TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO REACH THE LOW 60S DURING THE AFTERNOON. LIGHT MORNING WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTHWEST DURING THE MID TO LATE MORNING HOURS AT SPEEDS OF AROUND 5 TO 10 MPH. AS A WEAK AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE APPROACHES LATE THIS AFTERNOON...WINDS WILL BECOME LIGHT. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE FORECAST TO BE AROUND 30 PERCENT DURING THE MIDDLE TO LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-66. MIN HUMIDITY........28-33 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2600-4400 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 1600 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........WEST 7 TO 16 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 6 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........23 23 23 23 24 24 24 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............56 59 61 62 62 62 61 RH..............42 37 35 33 35 35 36 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 7 7 6 5 4 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45. MAX HUMIDITY........71-76 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........24 23 22 22 25 29 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............59 54 50 48 46 43 RH..............39 46 54 58 63 70 20 FT WIND......SW 4 S 5 S 6 SE 7 SE 7 SE 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 10 10 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-64. MIN HUMIDITY........39-44 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1700-2900 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........EAST 7 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 17 TO 23 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........36 49 64 80 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV........ TEMP............42 51 61 61 RH..............76 59 44 49 20 FT WIND......SE 6G10 E 8G15 E 11G15 E 11G15 $$ FORECASTER...MAKOWSKI REQUESTED BY...CORY HENRY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120321.HELIK.02/FGF