FNUS73 KFGF 211245 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR LEVERSON...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 745 AM CDT WED MAR 21 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MARCH 21. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB INTO THE MID 60S THIS AFTERNOON. MID AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE DURING THE DAY. WINDS WILL SHIFT FROM A WESTERLY DIRECTION TO THE NORTH DURING THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY AT SPEEDS OF AROUND 5 MPH. BY LATE AFTERNOON...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS ARE EXPECTED AS A REGION OF HIGH PRESSURE SHIFTS OVERHEAD. MINIMUM RH VALUES ARE FORECAST TO BE AROUND 35 PERCENT DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-67. MIN HUMIDITY........34-39 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH UP TO 5 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2600-3700 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 1400 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 3 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........59 58 57 55 52 49 45 42 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............53 56 58 61 62 63 63 62 RH..............53 49 45 41 41 39 41 43 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW N N NE NE E 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-47. MAX HUMIDITY........81-86 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 TO 8 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........40 36 35 38 47 60 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............60 55 52 49 48 46 RH..............46 55 61 68 73 78 20 FT WIND......E 4 E 5 E 6 E 7 E 7 E 7 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 10 10 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-62. MIN HUMIDITY........62-67 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........EAST 8 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 18 TO 26 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE EAST 15 TO 16 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........73 88 98 100 WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV........ TEMP............45 53 59 59 RH..............84 73 67 72 20 FT WIND......E 7G10 E 9G15 E 11G15 E 12G20 $$ FORECASTER...MAKOWSKI REQUESTED BY...TROY BOSCHEE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120321.LEVER.01/FGF