FNUS73 KFGF 301317 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR DITCH 1 UPLANDS...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 817 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. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 10 TO 15 MPH BY LATE MORNING. RH VALUES WILL FALL TO AROUND 35 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL REACH THE MIDDLE TO UPPER 60S. AS THE MIXING LAYER DEEPENS TO OVER 7000 FEET THIS AFTERNOON...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........32-37 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7700-8600 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 7 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO 20 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........39 35 32 29 27 25 24 25 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............56 59 62 64 65 66 66 66 RH..............57 50 44 41 39 37 37 37 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..9 10 11 11 11 11 10 9 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-51. MAX HUMIDITY........78-83 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......7700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 6 TO 13 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........26 34 45 54 58 60 WEATHER COV..... ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV........ ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD TEMP............65 61 56 53 51 49 RH..............38 45 57 66 71 77 20 FT WIND......SW 8 S 6 S 5 S 6 S 8 SE 10 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 15 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74. MIN HUMIDITY........48-53 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4300-6100 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 14 TO 22 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 23 TO 32 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE WEST AROUND 18 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........62 71 78 74 WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV........LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY TEMP............48 57 67 71 RH..............83 69 56 53 20 FT WIND......SE 12G15 SE 16G20 SE 13G20 S 13G20 $$ FORECASTER...MAKOWSKI REQUESTED BY...LARRY ANDERSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120430.DITCH.01/FGF