FNUS73 KFGF 301700 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR LEVERSON...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 1200 PM CDT FRI MAR 30 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON MARCH 30. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... LOCAL OBS ARE SHOWING LIGHT FLOW FROM THE NORTHEAST...AS OF 1100 CDT THIS MORNING. WE DO EXPECT WINDS IN THE AREA TO BECOME LIGHT AND VARIABLE IN THE BURN AREA BEFORE SWITCHING AROUND TO THE SOUTHEAST BY LATE AFTERNOON. FOR IGNITION TIME...LOOK FOR NORTHEAST TO CALM WINDS...REMAINING LIGHT AND VARIABLE THROUGH THE MID AFTERNOON AND THEN SWITCHING TO THE SOUTHEAST SOMETIME LATE THIS AFTERNOON TO EARLY EVENING. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-61. MIN HUMIDITY........54-59 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST BECOMING SOUTHEAST AT 5 TO 8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2500-3100 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 6 TO 10 MPH. TIME (CDT) 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........55 56 55 51 44 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............54 56 58 58 58 RH..............69 67 64 62 60 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 7 8 8 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-49. MAX HUMIDITY........88-93 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-2700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 12 TO 20 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........37 35 39 47 47 46 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............58 54 51 47 47 46 RH..............59 65 74 80 86 89 20 FT WIND......SE 9 SE 9 SE 10 SE 11 SE 12 SE 12 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73. MIN HUMIDITY........39-44 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2400-3500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 1400 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 7 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 10 TO 17 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........44 39 37 43 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............46 55 66 69 RH..............91 74 52 43 20 FT WIND......SE 12G15 S 10G15 SW 6G10 W 4G5 $$ FORECASTER...SPEICHER REQUESTED BY...TROY BOSCHEE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120330.LEVER.01/FGF