FNUS73 KFGF 201341 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR SLININGER...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 841 AM CDT FRI APR 20 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON APRIL 20. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SKIES ARE FORECAST TO BECOME PARTLY CLOUDY LATER THIS MORNING...WITH TEMPERATURES CLIMBING INTO THE LOW TO MID 50S THIS AFTERNOON. WITH A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE IN PLACE TODAY ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST...WINDS WILL BE LIGHT. IT APPEARS NORTH WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AND WEST DURING THE AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...GIVEN THE LIGHT FLOW PROJECTED...SOME VARIABILITY IN WIND DIRECTION IS EXPECTED DUE TO LOCAL EFFECTS. AT TIMES...WINDS MAY BE NEARLY CALM. RH VALUES ARE FORECAST TO FALL TO AROUND 25 TO 30 PERCENT BY EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON. WITH THE LIGHT WINDS...SMOKE DISPERSAL IS EXPECTED TO BE IN THE FAIR CATEGORY THIS AFTERNOON. SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND TOMORROW AS THE NEXT UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM APPROACHES. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-57. MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH UP TO 5 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000-5000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 TO 7 MPH. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........54 50 47 44 41 40 39 40 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............48 50 52 54 54 55 55 55 RH..............31 30 29 29 29 30 31 34 20 FT WIND DIR..N N NW NW NW NW W W 20 FT WIND SPD..5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-44. MAX HUMIDITY........86-91 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900-2900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 800-900 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 13 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM SKY (%).........42 48 55 64 73 81 88 92 96 98 99 99 WEATHER COV..... CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW TSTM COV........ TEMP............54 53 51 49 47 46 46 45 44 43 43 42 RH..............37 39 43 46 51 54 56 60 64 69 73 80 20 FT WIND DIR..W SW S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..4 3 3 3 4 6 7 7 7 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-58. MIN HUMIDITY........54-59 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......700-2500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 12 TO 18 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........99 98 91 75 WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV........ TEMP............42 47 53 55 RH..............85 88 70 59 20 FT WIND......SE 6G10 SE 7G10 S 4G5 NW 6G10 $$ FORECASTER...MAKOWSKI REQUESTED BY...LINDY MCNEILUS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120420.SLINI.01/FGF