FNUS73 KFGF 241251 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR D E WOODBURY...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 751 AM CDT TUE APR 24 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 24. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WARM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM...WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW 80S. LIGHT EASTERLY WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHEASTERLY BY LATE MORNING AT AROUND 10 MPH. A FEW GUSTS TO 20 MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS MAY BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE AT TIMES THIS MORNING. WITH DEEP VERTICAL MIXING THIS AFTERNOON TO ABOVE 5000 FT...RH VALUES SHOULD QUICKLY FALL...BOTTOMING OUT AROUND 25 TO 30 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL THIS AFTERNOON IS EXPECTED TO BE FAIR TO GOOD. SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT WITH THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND APPROACHING COLD FRONT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-84. MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4400-6100 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 6 TO 14 MPH. TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........24 26 28 30 32 34 37 39 42 45 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............55 61 66 71 75 77 79 80 80 80 RH..............66 53 45 39 34 32 31 30 30 30 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 8 8 8 9 10 10 10 10 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 .TONIGHT... MAX HUMIDITY........78-83 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM RH..............33 45 56 60 69 75 20 FT WIND......SE 10 SE 10 SE 10 S 8 S 6 W 3 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 10 10 5 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77. MIN HUMIDITY........33-38 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 13 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2900-3800 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 5600-7500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON INCREASING TO 9400 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 7000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 4600 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO NORTH 26 TO 29 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........51 46 42 38 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE TSTM COV........S CHC S CHC TEMP............55 65 73 74 RH..............83 63 46 38 20 FT WIND......W 4G5 N 12G15 N 15G20 N 17G20 $$ FORECASTER...MAKOWSKI REQUESTED BY...OSCAR KNUDTSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120424.DEWOO.01/FGF