FNUS73 KFGF 221554 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR STEINLICHT...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 1054 AM CDT SUN APR 22 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1115 CDT ON APRIL 22. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... CLOUDS WILL SLOWLY ERODE DURING THE DAY. SOLAR WILL BE LIMITED INTO EARLY AFTERNOON AS CLOUD COVER PERSISTS. THUS...HUMIDITIES WILL BE SLOW TO FALL THROUGH THE MORNING INTO EARLY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL REMAIN NORTHERLY THROUGH THE PERIOD AS HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS ACROSS EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA INTO WESTERN MINNESOTA. SMOKE DISPERSAL WILL BE FAIR TO GOOD AS THE DAY PROGRESSES AND THE INVERSION BREAKS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....51-56. MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500-4000 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO 4500-5500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 2900 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 9 TO 14 MPH. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........81 81 80 78 72 65 57 48 39 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............40 42 43 45 47 49 52 52 53 RH..............93 85 68 60 58 55 52 49 46 20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N NW NW N 20 FT WIND SPD..10 9 9 8 8 8 7 7 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 10 10 10 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40. MAX HUMIDITY........77-82 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 8 TO 9 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........31 22 18 17 16 17 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............53 49 46 42 40 38 RH..............45 53 63 71 72 76 20 FT WIND......N 5 W 4 SW 4 S 4 S 5 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 5 5 10 .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-68. MIN HUMIDITY........28-33 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3400-5200 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 8 TO 9 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........20 31 41 39 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............37 48 60 65 RH..............82 65 46 33 20 FT WIND......S 6G10 SW 8G10 W 8G10 SW 9G15 $$ FORECASTER...HOPKINS REQUESTED BY...TROY BOSCHEE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120422.STEIN.02/FGF