FNUS73 KFGF 171409 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR AXEL OLSON AREA OPENINGS...MN DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 909 AM CDT TUE APR 17 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1115 CDT ON APRIL 17. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES EARLY THIS MORNING WILL GIVE WAY TO INCREASING CLOUD COVER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AT THE BURN SITE. THE HIGH TEMPERATURE WILL CLIMB INTO THE LOWER TO MID 50S WITH MINIMUM RH NEAR 35 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. LIGHT SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE BY LATE MORNING TO AROUND 10 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS TO 15 MPH. DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON...BUT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. WITH DRIER AIR ALOFT...SOME GUSTY WINDS ARE POSSIBLE WITH ANY STRONGER STORMS THAT DEVELOP. WINDS WILL DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET...BUT SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST LATE TONIGHT WITH THE PASSAGE OF A SURFACE TROUGH. EXPECT MODEST RH RECOVERY WITH MAXIMUM VALUES AROUND 80 PERCENT TONIGHT. AFTER ANY LINGERING SHOWERS END EARLY IN THE DAY...WEDNESDAY WILL BE COOLER AND DRY WITH MODEST NORTHERLY WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. THE HIGH TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 50 DEGREES WITH MINIMUM RH FROM 40 TO 50 PERCENT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-57. MIN HUMIDITY........34-39 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 11 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5300-6800 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 7 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 17 TO 25 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........47 50 53 56 59 63 67 70 74 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............41 44 47 49 51 52 53 53 53 RH..............46 45 42 42 41 41 39 41 41 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..7 8 8 9 9 10 10 10 11 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 .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.....37-42. MAX HUMIDITY........74-79 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. TIME (CDT) 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM SKY (%).........77 80 82 85 87 89 90 92 94 95 96 95 WEATHER COV.....LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TSTM COV........ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO TEMP............52 51 50 50 50 50 49 48 46 45 43 41 RH..............44 48 54 56 58 61 66 68 71 70 73 76 20 FT WIND DIR..SE S S S S S S SW SW W NW N 20 FT WIND SPD..11 11 10 9 8 8 7 7 7 8 8 9 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 10 10 10 10 10 10 15 $$ FORECASTER...MAKOWSKI REQUESTED BY...GRETCHEN MEHMEL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120417.AXELO.01/FGF