FNUS73 KFGF 171249 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR WINGER...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 749 AM CDT TUE APR 17 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 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 35 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 80 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.....56-61. MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2600-3800 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 4800-5900 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 6200-7300 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 5000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 7 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTH 29 TO 31 MPH. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........50 53 56 59 63 66 70 73 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............47 51 53 55 56 57 57 58 RH..............43 39 38 37 37 35 37 37 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..10 11 12 13 15 16 16 16 20 FT WIND GUST.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.....39-44. MAX HUMIDITY........77-82 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900-3800 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 33 TO 40 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 25 TO 32 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........76 80 84 87 93 97 WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV........ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD TEMP............57 56 54 52 49 45 RH..............40 47 57 66 71 76 20 FT WIND......S 16 S 13 S 10 S 8 SW 8 W 9 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 15 10 15 15 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....49-54. MIN HUMIDITY........42-47 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2700-4300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5100-6500 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 29 TO 36 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 12 TO 15 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........97 81 61 46 WEATHER COV.....S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............41 43 48 50 RH..............82 73 58 50 20 FT WIND......NW 10G15 N 10G15 N 10G15 N 8G15 $$ FORECASTER...ROGERS REQUESTED BY...LINDY MCNEILUS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120417.WINGE.01/FGF