FNUS73 KFGF 181435 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR JORGENSON...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 935 AM CDT WED APR 18 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON APRIL 18. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... LOW CLOUDINESS THIS MORNING WILL GRADUALLY GIVE WAY TO PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES BY MID AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH BEHIND A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM...GUSTING AS HIGH AS 30 MPH THIS MORNING... ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE TO AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. BY LATE AFTERNOON WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHERLY AND SUBSIDE TO 5 TO 10 MPH. WITH THE LINGERING CLOUDINESS AND RESIDUAL LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE...HUMIDITY VALUES THIS AFTERNOON ARE FORECAST TO REMAIN ABOVE 40 PERCENT. HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO REACH THE MIDDLE 50S...ESPECIALLY IF CLOUDS DECREASE MORE RAPIDLY THAN EXPECTED. CLOUDS WILL DECREASE AHEAD OF ANOTHER DISTURBANCE TONIGHT...WITH A FEW SHOWERS POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT. WINDS WILL BECOME EASTERLY AND INCREASE TO 10 TO 15 MPH DURING THE EARLY MORNING...WITH HUMIDITY INCREASING TO 80 TO 90 PERCENT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-59. MIN HUMIDITY........38-43 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000-3500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 21 TO 28 MPH BECOMING NORTH AROUND 8 MPH. TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........71 60 53 48 45 42 40 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............46 48 51 54 55 56 56 RH..............76 74 63 57 53 47 43 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW N N 20 FT WIND SPD..13 11 9 9 9 8 7 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 15 15 15 10 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-42. MAX HUMIDITY........84-89 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING EAST 5 TO 9 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........EAST 7 TO 9 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM SKY (%).........39 43 47 52 57 62 67 72 77 82 86 90 WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW TSTM COV........ TEMP............54 52 50 48 47 46 46 45 44 43 42 40 RH..............43 50 58 68 68 68 65 68 70 73 79 85 20 FT WIND DIR..N NE NE E E E E E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..7 5 5 5 4 4 4 6 8 9 9 8 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 5 5 5 10 10 15 15 10 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-50. MIN HUMIDITY........53-58 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4600-5800 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 8 TO 9 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........92 90 85 87 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV........ TEMP............39 42 45 47 RH..............89 79 70 60 20 FT WIND......E 7G10 E 8G10 E 8G10 E 7G10 $$ FORECASTER...MAKOWSKI REQUESTED BY...TROY BOSCHEE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120418.JORGE.01/FGF