FNUS73 KFGF 261156 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR ZEIBART...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 656 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... HIGH PRESSURE TO THE NORTH WILL GRADUALLY MOVE SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE DAY. THIS WILL CAUSE WINDS TO BECOME EASTERLY BY IGNITION TIME...AND REMAIN EAST THROUGH THE DAY. WIND DIRECTION MAY GRADUALLY SWITCH FROM AROUND 080 DEGREES TO 110 DEGREES BY LATE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO RISE INTO THE 50S. LOW-LEVEL FLOW FROM A DRY AIRMASS WILL LEAD TO AFTERNOON HUMIDITY AROUND 25 PERCENT. SMOKE DISPERSION WILL BE FAIR AT IGNITION TIME...BUT QUICKLY BECOME GOOD. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-55. MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-2900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3200-4200 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING WINDS........EAST 14 TO 22 MPH. TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........18 19 21 23 25 27 30 33 37 40 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............34 37 40 43 45 48 50 51 52 51 RH..............50 44 39 35 32 29 27 27 26 28 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..10 11 11 12 12 13 15 16 16 16 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 20 20 20 20 25 25 25 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40. MAX HUMIDITY........69-74 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......3200-4200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400-2200 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........EAST 15 TO 23 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 22 TO 25 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........44 51 58 66 73 80 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV........ TEMP............51 48 46 43 41 39 RH..............28 33 37 43 51 61 20 FT WIND......E 15 E 12 E 12 E 13 E 16 E 16 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 25 25 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....43-48. MIN HUMIDITY........51-56 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. EAST WINDS 22 TO 27 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH INCREASING TO 40 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-3000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3200-3300 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 21 TO 28 MPH INCREASING TO 37 TO 45 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........85 89 90 90 WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV........ TEMP............37 39 44 45 RH..............72 69 57 59 20 FT WIND......E 18G25 SE 23G35 SE 26G40 E 27G40 $$ FORECASTER...TG REQUESTED BY...JEFF DION TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120426.ZEIBA.01/FGF