FNUS73 KFGF 251448 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR HAUGRUD...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 948 AM CDT SUN MAR 25 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON MARCH 25. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE OVER SASKATCHEWAN WILL GRADUALLY BUILD INTO THE REGION TODAY MAINTAINING A NORTHEAST FLOW THROUGH THE DAY. SPEEDS WILL BE GUSTY THIS MORNING IN PARTICULAR THEN DECREASE THIS AFTERNOON. CLOUDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN LATER IN THE DAY FROM THE NORTHWEST AFTER A MOSTLY SUNNY MORNING. WINDS WILL LIKELY REMAIN NORTHEAST...FAVORING MORE THE NORTH QUADRANT THROUGH THE DAY. A TURN TO AN EASTERLY DIRECTION IS NOT LIKELY UNTIL AFTER 4 PM. IT WILL BECOME VERY WINDY ON MONDAY WITH AN INCREASING RISK FOR SHOWERS FROM LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....47-52. MIN HUMIDITY........32-37 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2900-3200 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 13 TO 17 MPH. TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........31 34 37 41 45 49 54 WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW TSTM COV........ TEMP............40 43 46 48 49 49 48 RH..............48 43 39 37 37 38 42 20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE 20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 8 9 9 9 9 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 15 15 15 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE NIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40. MAX HUMIDITY........71-76 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-3100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500-1100 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING. MIXING WINDS........EAST 15 TO 24 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 24 TO 26 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........58 62 66 70 75 80 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV........S CHC S CHC S CHC ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD TEMP............47 44 41 39 38 37 RH..............45 52 59 64 68 72 20 FT WIND......NE 10 E 10 E 10 E 10 E 11 E 13 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 20 .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-55. MIN HUMIDITY........47-52 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. SOUTHEAST WINDS 21 TO 26 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH INCREASING TO 40 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2300-2700 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 24 TO 33 MPH INCREASING TO 48 TO 54 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........84 85 84 88 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV........CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE TEMP............37 39 47 51 RH..............76 64 55 58 20 FT WIND......E 17G25 SE 23G35 SE 23G35 SE 26G40 $$ FORECASTER...EWENS REQUESTED BY...TROY BOSCHEE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120325.HAUGR.01/FGF