FNUS73 KFGF 231451 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR ASKELSON...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 951 AM CDT MON APR 23 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 CDT ON APRIL 23. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WITH HIGH PRESSURE IN PLACE...WINDS WILL BE FAIRLY MODEST FOR MUCH OF TODAY. LIGHT SOUTHWEST WINDS THIS MORNING WILL GRADUALLY BECOME SOUTHERLY THIS AFTERNOON AT AROUND 10 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS AS HIGH AS 15 MPH. PERIODS OF CALM OR VARIABLE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE AT THE BURN SITE THIS MORNING. MID LEVEL CLOUDINESS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON. RH VALUES WILL FALL TO AROUND 30 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON...WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 60S. SMOKE DISPERSION IS FORECAST TO BE GOOD THIS AFTERNOON...WITH THE MIXING LAYER DEEPENING TO AROUND 5000 FT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-66. MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4200-5700 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 13 MPH. TIME (CDT) 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........69 66 62 57 53 50 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............61 61 62 62 63 63 RH..............37 35 36 38 39 41 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 6 7 7 7 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-49. MAX HUMIDITY........72-77 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2400-3500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 14 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........47 43 40 37 34 31 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............62 57 52 50 48 46 RH..............45 59 68 70 73 76 20 FT WIND......S 6 S 6 SE 5 SE 5 SE 4 SE 4 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 5 5 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75. MIN HUMIDITY........33-38 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2600-4200 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 6 TO 14 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........28 35 46 48 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV........ S CHC S CHC TEMP............47 59 68 71 RH..............76 52 42 38 20 FT WIND......SE 5G10 SE 6G10 SE 7G10 SE 6G10 $$ FORECASTER...MAKOWSKI REQUESTED BY...CORY HENRY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120423.ASKEL.01/FGF