FNUS73 KFGF 111251 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR PENBERTHY...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 751 AM CDT WED APR 11 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 11. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... EARLY MORNING WINDS WERE GENERALLY LIGHT FROM THE NORTHEAST AS A HIGH PRESSURE AREA PASSED OVER THE REGION. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND EASTERLY THROUGH THE MORNING...ALTHOUGH LOCAL EFFECTS MAY CONTROL WIND DIRECTION. WINDS WILL BECOME EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY DURING THE AFTERNOON...BUT REMAIN AT ABOUT 5 TO 10 MPH. SKIES WILL BE MOSTLY SUNNY...WITH TEMPERATURES CLIMBING TO AROUND 50. THE RH WILL FALL TO NEAR 25 PERCENT BY THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. TONIGHT...SKIES WILL REMAIN MOSTLY CLEAR WITH SOUTHEAST WINDS AT 5 TO 10 MPH. RH VALUES WILL CLIMB TO NEAR 60 PERCENT OVERNIGHT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-53. MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2700-4600 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........2 3 5 7 8 8 8 8 8 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............31 35 38 41 44 47 49 49 50 RH..............56 49 44 41 38 34 31 31 29 20 FT WIND DIR..E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 4 4 4 5 5 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....31-36. MAX HUMIDITY........56-61 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2700-3900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 8 TO 17 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM SKY (%).........8 8 9 10 12 15 17 18 18 20 24 29 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............49 46 43 40 38 37 36 35 34 34 33 33 RH..............30 34 39 46 50 54 56 59 58 58 61 61 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60. MIN HUMIDITY........34-39 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 17 TO 22 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2800-3700 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 13 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTH 31 TO 36 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........34 44 72 89 WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV........ TEMP............34 46 55 55 RH..............58 43 40 47 20 FT WIND......SE 9G15 SE 16G25 SE 20G30 SE 22G35 $$ FORECASTER...MAKOWSKI REQUESTED BY...ZAC THOMPSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120411.PENBE.01/FGF