FNUS73 KFGF 261207 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR MEADOWS...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 707 AM CDT THU APR 26 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 26. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... PLENTY OF SUN FOR YOUR BURN WITH WINDS TURNING FROM THE NORTH TO THE EAST BY LATE AFTERNOON...PREDOMINATELY NORTHEAST DURING THE DAY. THIS MIXING COMBINED WITH FULL SUN WILL EFFICIENTLY MIX DOWN RHS THIS MORNING SO BY NOON RHS SHOULD BE IN THE 30 TO 35 PERCENT RANGE AND REACH A MIN OF AROUND 20 PERCENT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSION WILL BE GOOD. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-59. MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1400-3200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5300-5500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 14 TO 22 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 12 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........16 17 18 19 21 22 24 25 27 30 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............39 42 44 47 49 52 54 55 56 55 RH..............53 45 41 35 32 28 26 25 24 26 20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE E E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 10 9 8 9 9 10 10 9 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 10 15 15 15 15 15 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-41. MAX HUMIDITY........66-71 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......3600-5300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 15 TO 21 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........33 40 49 59 69 78 WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV........ TEMP............54 51 48 46 43 41 RH..............28 33 40 45 53 60 20 FT WIND......E 9 E 7 E 7 SE 9 E 11 E 12 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 15 15 20 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....47-52. MIN HUMIDITY........46-51 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 18 TO 23 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO 35 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 25 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1200-3100 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 23 TO 31 MPH INCREASING TO 32 TO 41 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING EAST AROUND 25 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........86 91 93 95 WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV........ TEMP............39 39 45 48 RH..............67 70 57 52 20 FT WIND......E 15G20 SE 20G30 SE 21G30 SE 23G35 $$ FORECASTER...KAISER REQUESTED BY...TROY BOSCHEE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120426.MEADO.01/FGF