FNUS73 KFGF 032058 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR VIKING PRAIRIE...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 358 PM CDT TUE APR 3 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1545 CDT ON APRIL 03. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS AT 10 TO 15 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH...WILL DECEASE FAIRLY QUICKLY DURING THE EARLY EVENING HOURS AND BECOME LIGHT AND VARIABLE OVERNIGHT AS A HIGH PRESSURE AREA MOVES OVERHEAD. LATE AFTERNOON RH VALUES AROUND 25 PERCENT WILL RISE TO AROUND 90 PERCENT OVERNIGHT. ON WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES ARE EXPECTED WITH LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EASTERLY DURING THE MORNING HOURS AT SPEEDS OF 5 TO 10 MPH AS THE HIGH PRESSURE AREA SLOWLY SHIFTS EAST. RH VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO UNDER 30 PERCENT DURING THE AFTERNOON AS THE MIXING LAYER DEEPENS. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....29-34. MAX HUMIDITY........83-88 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM SKY (%).........6 5 4 4 5 6 7 7 6 6 7 8 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............58 54 50 46 44 42 40 37 36 34 33 32 RH..............32 37 43 51 55 60 64 73 76 81 84 87 20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD..10 9 7 6 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 10 10 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-63. MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........10 13 15 14 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............31 40 54 60 RH..............88 55 31 26 20 FT WIND......N 3G5 E 4G5 SE 7G10 E 9G15 $$ FORECASTER...MAKOWSKI REQUESTED BY...MAURE SAND TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120403.VIKIN.01/FGF