FNUS73 KFGF 231458 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR GOLDEN VALLEY...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 958 AM CDT MON APR 23 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 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 THIS AFTERNOON...HOWEVER...EXPECT WINDS TO SET UP WITH A SOUTH TO SOUTHEASTERLY DIRECTION. THERE IS A CHANCE FOR SOME ISOLATED LIGHT SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...OVERALL...SOME DECREASE IN MID LEVEL CLOUDINESS IS EXPECTED AS THE DAY PROGRESSES. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL FALL TO AROUND 30 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. MIXING LEVELS SHOULD CLIMB FAIRLY WELL THIS AFTERNOON GIVEN ADIABATIC SOUNDINGS UP TO ABOUT THE 850 MB LEVEL...RESULTING IN EXCELLENT SMOKE DISPERSION. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-64. MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3600 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 5800 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 6100-8000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 3800-4900 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 15 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........80 79 76 72 69 68 69 WEATHER COV..... ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW TSTM COV........ TEMP............55 58 59 60 61 61 61 RH..............35 33 32 35 38 40 42 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 7 7 7 7 7 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...MAKOWSKI REQUESTED BY...RYAN HALVORSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120423.GOLDE.01/FGF