FNUS73 KFGF 231304 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR DITCH 1...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 804 AM CDT MON APR 23 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0820 CDT ON APRIL 23. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE IN THE AREA WILL KEEP WINDS RATHER LIGHT...POSSIBLY GOING CALM DURING PARTS OF THE DAY. BY LATE THIS AFTN...HOWEVER...EXPECT WINDS TO SET UP WITH A SOUTH TO SOUTHEASTERLY DIRECTION. THERE IS A CHANCE FOR SOME LIGHT SHOWERS OR POSSIBLY A THUNDERSTORM IN THE AREA. HUMIDITIES WILL BE IN THE 25 PER CENT TO PER CENT RANGE. MIXING LEVELS SHOULD CLIMB FAIRLY WELL THIS AFTERNOON GIVEN ADIABATIC SOUNDINGS UP TO ABOUT THE 850 MB LEVEL. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MIN HUMIDITY........26-31 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2600-3800 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 5300-6900 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 7100-8500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 5800-6400 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 16 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........66 70 72 74 75 76 77 76 75 74 73 71 WEATHER COV..... ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW TSTM COV........ RH..............83 74 62 51 41 35 31 31 34 38 40 42 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 7 7 7 7 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... MAX HUMIDITY........72-77 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM RH..............45 56 63 66 71 75 20 FT WIND......S 7 SE 6 SE 6 SE 6 E 6 E 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...SPEICHER REQUESTED BY...LARRY ANDERSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120423.DITCH.01/FGF