FNUS73 KFGF 231209 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR HAVEN -4...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 709 AM CDT MON APR 23 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1500 CDT ON APRIL 23. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... MID LEVEL CLOUDS WILL GIVE WAY TO MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES THIS AFTERNOON WITH MAX TEMPS IN THE MID 70S AND MIN RHS IN THE MID 20S. SOUTH WINDS INCREASING DURING THE DAY WITH AFTERNOON WINDS SPEEDS AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH. THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE THAT MIXING OF STRONGER WINDS ALOFT COULD BE REALIZED AT THE SURFACE...WHICH IF DID OCCUR...MIN RHS WOULD BE LOWER AS TEMPS WOULD BE A BIT HIGHER AND COMBINED WITH INCREASED WINDS CONDITIONS COULD APPROACH CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CRITERIA. SMOKE DISPERSION WILL BE VERY GOOD. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY BECOMING SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77. MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500-5200 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 7 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 17 TO 25 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........43 38 33 29 25 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............69 71 72 73 73 RH..............27 27 27 27 28 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..13 13 12 10 8 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 15 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-48. MAX HUMIDITY........84-89 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2800-4100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 12 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 6 TO 9 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........23 17 13 11 13 18 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............72 63 56 52 49 46 RH..............32 48 61 71 79 87 20 FT WIND......S 7 SE 5 SE 4 SE 4 SE 4 SE 4 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 5 5 5 5 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80. MIN HUMIDITY........31-36 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000-4700 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 8 TO 16 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........24 34 46 48 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV........ S CHC S CHC TEMP............46 58 71 77 RH..............89 61 40 36 20 FT WIND......SE 4G5 SE 7G10 SE 10G15 SE 9G15 $$ FORECASTER...KAISER REQUESTED BY...JASON LURA TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120423.HAVEN.01/FGF