FNUS73 KFGF 081502 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR DONELY TILMAN...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 1002 AM CDT SUN APR 8 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0949 CDT ON APRIL 08. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... .DISCUSSION... WILL TAKE A LITTLE TIME FOR WINDS TO PICK UP...ONCE THEY DO LOOK FOR SUSTAINED UP TO ABOUT 25 MPH BY EARLY OR MID AFTERNOON. SHOULD BE PRETTY STEADY OUT OF WEST NORTHWEST. LOOK TO EASE BELOW 20 MPH AT ABOUT TIME GREEN JACKET IS AWARDED EARLY THIS EVENING. HAPPY EASTER. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-57. MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 19 TO 24 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2700-3900 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 6200 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 8500 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 9200-10900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 8900 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 33 TO 40 MPH. TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........22 25 28 30 32 34 35 36 36 36 35 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............36 41 46 49 51 53 54 54 54 53 51 RH..............64 49 43 38 35 32 28 25 25 26 27 20 FT WIND DIR..SW W W W W W W W W NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..5 14 10 15 18 21 22 22 21 21 19 20 FT WIND GUST.20 25 30 30 35 35 35 35 35 35 30 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....26-31. MAX HUMIDITY........57-62 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH DECREASING TO 25 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. MIXING HEIGHT.......8600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 5800 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN DECREASING TO 3000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 300-2000 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING INCREASING TO 2800 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 29 TO 35 MPH DECREASING TO 15 TO 24 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN INCREASING TO 26 TO 29 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........34 32 32 35 42 50 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............50 45 40 35 31 29 RH..............29 37 45 54 61 62 20 FT WIND......NW 18 NW 15 NW 14 NW 12 NW 14 NW 12 20 FT WIND GUST.30 25 25 20 25 20 .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....39-44. MIN HUMIDITY........26-31 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO 30 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......2800-4300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5100-6800 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 25 TO 31 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........58 67 68 54 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............28 32 38 41 RH..............60 50 38 32 20 FT WIND......NW 11G20 NW 17G30 NW 17G30 NW 18G30 $$ FORECASTER...WJB REQUESTED BY...STEVE SCHUMACHER TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120408.DONEL.01/FGF