FNUS73 KFGF 171339 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR VANGSNESS...MN DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 839 AM CDT TUE APR 17 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1600 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 BURN SITE. THE HIGH TEMPERATURE WILL CLIMB INTO THE UPPER 50S WITH MINIMUM RH NEAR 35 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. LIGHT SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE BY LATE MORNING TO AROUND 15 MPH WITH SOME 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 LATE TONIGHT WITH THE PASSAGE OF A SURFACE TROUGH. EXPECT MODEST RH RECOVERY WITH MAXIMUM VALUES AROUND 80 PERCENT TONIGHT. WEDNESDAY WILL BE COOLER AND DRY WITH MODEST NORTHERLY WINDS. THE HIGH TEMPERATURE WILL BE IN THE LOW 50S WITH MINIMUM RH FROM 40 TO 50 PERCENT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-61. 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 3900-5500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 8 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTH 29 TO 31 MPH. TIME (CDT) 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........63 66 70 73 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............55 56 57 58 RH..............41 40 40 40 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..16 17 17 17 20 FT WIND GUST.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.....40-45. MAX HUMIDITY........77-82 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000-3600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1100-2400 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 26 TO 35 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM SKY (%).........76 79 82 84 86 88 90 93 95 97 98 98 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............58 57 56 54 53 52 51 50 49 47 45 44 RH..............42 47 51 59 64 69 74 77 77 79 79 79 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S SW W W NW 20 FT WIND SPD..17 16 15 12 10 9 8 8 8 9 10 10 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 20 20 15 15 10 10 15 15 15 15 $$ FORECASTER...MAKOWSKI REQUESTED BY...JASON EKSTEIN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120417.VANGS.01/FGF