FNUS73 KFGF 301253 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR 11-3...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 753 AM CDT MON APR 30 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON APRIL 30. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... PATCHY FOG IS EXPECTED TO BURN OFF QUICKLY...WITH SKIES BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY DURING THE MID MORNING HOURS. LIGHT SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 10 TO 15 MPH BY LATE MORNING. RH VALUES WILL FALL TO AS LOW AS 30 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL REACH THE MIDDLE TO UPPER 60S. AS THE MIXING LAYER DEEPENS TO OVER 7000 FEET TODAY...SMOKE DISPERSION IS EXPECTED TO BE EXCELLENT. DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE EVENING...WITH SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-69. MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7100-7700 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 7 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 16 TO 17 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........34 31 28 25 23 22 22 22 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............57 59 62 64 65 66 66 66 RH..............53 48 43 39 37 35 35 35 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 9 10 11 11 10 9 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-55. MAX HUMIDITY........72-77 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......6700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 7 TO 15 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........24 32 43 53 57 60 WEATHER COV..... SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV........ ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD TEMP............65 62 58 56 54 53 RH..............37 42 52 59 66 71 20 FT WIND......SW 8 S 6 S 6 SE 7 SE 9 SE 11 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 15 15 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76. MIN HUMIDITY........44-49 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5600-6700 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 14 TO 23 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST AROUND 17 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........62 71 77 72 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV........CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE TEMP............52 60 69 73 RH..............77 65 53 49 20 FT WIND......SE 12G15 S 15G20 S 13G20 S 13G20 $$ FORECASTER...MAKOWSKI REQUESTED BY...DARRIN FRANCO TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120430.113__.01/FGF