FNUS73 KFGF 171330 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR TNC-BP-TU...NATURE CONSERVANCY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 830 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 YOUR SITE. THE HIGH TEMPERATURE WILL CLIMB TO NEAR 60 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. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-62. MIN HUMIDITY........39-44 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000-4700 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 8 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 28 TO 29 MPH. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........48 51 53 56 59 63 66 70 73 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............43 47 50 53 55 57 58 58 59 RH..............57 53 52 48 47 45 44 45 44 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..9 10 12 13 16 17 18 18 18 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 20 20 25 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.....41-46. MAX HUMIDITY........77-82 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. MIXING HEIGHT.......2800-3800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 800-2400 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 24 TO 31 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 14 TO 21 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 25 TO 31 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........76 83 88 92 95 96 WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV........ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD TEMP............58 56 54 52 49 46 RH..............47 55 66 74 80 79 20 FT WIND......S 17 S 13 S 9 S 7 SW 8 W 11 20 FT WIND GUST.25 20 15 10 15 15 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-57. MIN HUMIDITY........41-46 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......2700-4600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5300-5500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 23 TO 31 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 9 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........93 79 62 50 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............43 46 50 53 RH..............82 71 61 50 20 FT WIND......NW 13G20 NW 13G20 N 11G15 N 8G15 $$ FORECASTER...KAISER REQUESTED BY...MATT MECKLENBURG TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120417.TNCBP.01/FGF