FNUS73 KFGF 231226 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR RAPID TOWER...MN DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 726 AM CDT MON APR 23 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON APRIL 23. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE IN THE EVENING 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.........PARTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-66. MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST UP TO 5 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2400 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 6700 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 7000-8800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 6400-6700 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 5 TO 13 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........65 71 77 79 81 82 83 83 WEATHER COV..... ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW TSTM COV........ TEMP............57 60 61 62 62 62 62 61 RH..............46 39 34 31 30 30 32 36 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W SW S 20 FT WIND SPD..4 4 5 5 4 4 3 2 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 10 5 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...SPEICHER REQUESTED BY...SCOTT LAUDENSLAGER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120423.RAPID.01/FGF