FNUS73 KFGF 221323 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR SULLYS HILL...US FISH AND WILDLIFE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 823 AM CDT THU MAR 22 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CDT ON MARCH 22. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHEAST TODAY AND INCREASE AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT TIGHTENS AHEAD OF DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE. THIS WILL HELP WITH SMOKE DISPERSAL INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS. WARM AIR PUSHING NORTH WILL ALLOW HIGH TEMPS TO REACH THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM HUMIDITIES WILL BE IN THE 30 TO 35 PERCENT RANGE WITH WARMER TEMPS AND DEW POINTS REMAINING FAIRLY STEADY NEAR THE BURN AREA. OTHERWISE...EXPECT INCREASING CLOUDINESS AS THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE PUSHES NORTHWARD...WITH INCREASING CHANCES FOR RAIN TONIGHT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-69. MIN HUMIDITY........28-33 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 8 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2900-4300 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 1600 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 17 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........27 25 25 26 28 33 41 49 57 65 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............44 49 54 59 63 65 66 66 66 64 RH..............62 54 46 40 36 34 33 34 34 37 20 FT WIND DIR..S SE SE E E E E E E SE 20 FT WIND SPD..7 8 10 11 11 12 12 13 13 12 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 15 15 20 20 20 20 20 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF FOG. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-54. MAX HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 12 TO 21 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AROUND 14 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........72 80 85 87 90 90 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RN/FG RN/FG RN/FG RN/FG RN/FG RN/FG TSTM COV........ TEMP............62 57 53 52 52 51 RH..............39 51 64 71 74 77 20 FT WIND......SE 12 SE 11 SE 9 SE 7 S 5 S 4 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 15 10 10 5 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-69. MIN HUMIDITY........51-56 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2300-3900 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 6 TO 13 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........88 78 65 56 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV........ TEMP............51 56 62 65 RH..............80 74 67 60 20 FT WIND......S 3G5 SE 3G5 E 4G5 E 5G10 $$ FORECASTER...HOPKINS REQUESTED BY...CHRIS ROED TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120322.SULLY.01/FGF