FNUS73 KFGF 251443 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR HOYKINS...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 943 AM CDT SUN MAR 25 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 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.........VARIABLE CLOUD COVER THROUGH THE DAY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-50. MIN HUMIDITY........34-39 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000-3200 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 13 TO 15 MPH. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........27 30 33 36 39 43 47 50 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............37 40 42 44 46 47 47 46 RH..............55 48 44 42 39 39 40 43 20 FT WIND DIR..N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE 20 FT WIND SPD..8 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....34-39. MAX HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-3000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........EAST 16 TO 25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 25 TO 29 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........54 58 64 69 73 76 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV........ S CHC S CHC S CHC TEMP............45 41 38 37 36 36 RH..............47 55 63 67 70 73 20 FT WIND......NE 10 NE 9 E 9 E 10 E 11 E 12 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 20 .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....49-54. MIN HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. SOUTHEAST WINDS 21 TO 26 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-2500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 31 TO 38 MPH INCREASING TO 54 TO 56 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........78 81 83 87 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV........ CHANCE CHANCE TEMP............36 38 46 50 RH..............74 64 54 59 20 FT WIND......SE 16G25 SE 22G35 SE 22G35 SE 26G40 $$ FORECASTER...EWENS REQUESTED BY...LINDY MCNEILUS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120325.HOYKI.01/FGF