FNUS73 KFGF 171232 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR AUDUBON...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 732 AM CDT TUE APR 17 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 17. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES THIS MORNING WILL GIVE WAY TO INCREASING CLOUD COVER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AT THE PRESCRIBED BURN SITE. THE HIGH TEMPERATURE WILL CLIMB INTO THE UPPER 50S WITH MINIMUM RH NEAR 40 PERCENT. LIGHT SOUTHERLY WIND WILL INCREASE BY LATE MORNING TO AROUND 15 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL AFTERNOON GUSTS TO 25 MPH. DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON...BUT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WITH DRIER AIR ALOFT...SOME GUSTY WINDS ARE POSSIBLE WITH ANY STRONGER STORMS THAT DEVELOP. WINDS WILL DIMINISH SOMEWHAT AFTER SUNSET...BUT SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST OVERNIGHT WITH SURFACE TROUGH PASSAGE. EXPECT MODEST RH RECOVERY WITH MAXIMUM VALUES AROUND 85 PERCENT. WEDNESDAY WILL BE COOLER AND DRY WITH A LIGHT NORTHERLY WIND. THE HIGH TEMPERATURE WILL BE NEAR 50 DEGREES WITH MINIMUM RH FROM 40 TO 50 PERCENT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60. MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500-6400 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 8 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTH AROUND 28 MPH. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........50 54 57 60 63 66 69 71 74 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............43 47 50 52 53 54 55 56 56 RH..............49 45 42 41 41 41 41 40 42 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..9 10 11 12 13 16 17 17 17 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 20 20 20 25 25 25 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY UNTIL EARLY MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-41. MAX HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. MIXING HEIGHT.......3400-4500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 800-2300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 20 TO 29 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 26 TO 31 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........76 82 87 91 94 94 WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV........ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD TEMP............57 55 53 50 45 41 RH..............42 51 61 71 82 85 20 FT WIND......S 17 S 15 SW 10 W 8 W 9 NW 11 20 FT WIND GUST.25 20 15 10 15 15 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-53. MIN HUMIDITY........39-44 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......2300-3900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4700-6600 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 22 TO 31 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........90 71 49 37 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............38 40 46 49 RH..............85 76 58 48 20 FT WIND......N 13G20 N 13G20 N 11G15 N 10G15 $$ FORECASTER...ROGERS REQUESTED BY...DARRIN FRANCO TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120417.AUDUB.01/FGF