FNUS73 KFGF 201237 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR STONY BROOK...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 737 AM CDT FRI APR 20 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 20. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES ARE EXPECTED FOR TODAY...WITH TEMPERATURES CLIMBING INTO THE MID TO UPPER 50S THIS AFTERNOON. WITH A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE IN PLACE TODAY ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST...WINDS WILL BE LIGHT. IT APPEARS NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT TO THE NORTH AND WEST DURING THE AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...GIVEN THE LIGHT FLOW PROJECTED...SOME VARIABILITY IN WINDS IS EXPECTED DUE TO LOCAL EFFECTS. AT TIMES...WINDS MAY BE NEARLY CALM. RH VALUES ARE FORECAST TO FALL TO AROUND 40 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 SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-58. MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING WEST 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4700-5800 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 3 TO 6 MPH. TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........62 63 61 56 52 48 45 42 41 40 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............40 45 48 51 52 54 55 55 55 55 RH..............63 53 52 47 42 40 40 40 41 42 20 FT WIND DIR..NE N N N NW NW NW W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..4 4 3 3 3 4 5 6 6 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45. MAX HUMIDITY........88-93 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900-3800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 700-1600 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 16 TO 18 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. TIME (CDT) 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM SKY (%).........42 47 53 60 68 76 82 86 89 92 93 94 WEATHER COV..... CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW TSTM COV........ TEMP............54 53 51 49 48 47 46 45 44 43 43 42 RH..............45 46 50 54 58 62 66 68 71 74 79 87 20 FT WIND DIR..W SW S SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..4 4 4 5 6 7 8 8 7 7 7 7 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-59. MIN HUMIDITY........59-64 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 16 TO 18 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........94 93 85 72 WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV........ TEMP............42 47 53 56 RH..............93 79 69 71 20 FT WIND......S 7G10 S 10G15 S 7G10 NW 11G15 $$ FORECASTER...MAKOWSKI REQUESTED BY...TROY BOSCHEE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120420.STONY.01/FGF