FNUS73 KFGF 191303 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR ASKELSEN...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 803 AM CDT THU APR 19 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON APRIL 19. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE OVER EASTERN MINNESOTA WILL BRING LIGHT EAST WINDS THIS MORNING...EVENTUALLY INCREASING OUT OF THE EAST TO AROUND 10 MPH AS THE CENTER OF THE HIGH PULLS AWAY FROM THE AREA. AN ISOLATED LIGHT RAIN SHOWER IS NOT COMPLETELY OUT OF THE QUESTION...ALTHOUGH MOST OF THE ACTIVITY WILL REMAIN TO THE SOUTH AND WEST OF THE LOCATION. SKIES WILL BE MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH HIGHS AROUND 50 DEGREES...ALLOWING AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES TO DROP INTO THE 40 TO 50 PERCENT RANGE. SMOKE DISPERSAL SHOULD IMPROVE TO THE GOOD CATEGORY BY AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-53. MIN HUMIDITY........43-48 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4800-6400 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........EAST 8 TO 17 MPH. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........74 74 75 74 74 74 73 73 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............45 47 49 50 50 50 50 49 RH..............58 53 50 48 48 48 48 50 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..10 9 8 8 7 7 7 7 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....33-38. MAX HUMIDITY........67-72 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......6200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 3 TO 8 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM SKY (%).........73 74 75 77 78 79 79 78 77 75 73 71 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............48 47 45 44 43 42 41 40 38 37 36 35 RH..............51 58 65 70 70 67 65 64 70 72 72 72 20 FT WIND DIR..E E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE 20 FT WIND SPD..7 6 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-55. MIN HUMIDITY........32-37 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5300-6400 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........69 65 62 57 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............35 44 50 52 RH..............69 49 39 38 20 FT WIND......N 4G5 N 5 N 6G10 NW 5 $$ FORECASTER...MAKOWSKI REQUESTED BY...LINDY MCNEILUS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120419.ASKEL.01/FGF