FNUS73 KFGF 171225 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR STONEY SLOUGH UNIT 2...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 725 AM CDT TUE APR 17 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 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 LOW 60S WITH MINIMUM RH AROUND 40 PERCENT. LIGHT SOUTHERLY WIND WILL INCREASE BY LATE MORNING FROM 15 TO 20 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. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65. MIN HUMIDITY........37-42 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2400-4200 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 7 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO 26 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........52 55 58 61 64 68 72 75 78 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............41 45 49 52 56 58 59 60 61 RH..............65 58 54 52 47 45 44 44 42 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..11 12 13 15 16 18 18 17 15 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 20 20 25 25 25 25 20 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-42. MAX HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........81 86 88 88 86 81 WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY CHANCE CHANCE S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV........ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD TEMP............60 57 53 49 47 43 RH..............46 55 69 80 79 82 $$ FORECASTER...ROGERS REQUESTED BY...TERRY GWILLIAMS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120417.STONE.02/FGF