FNUS73 KFGF 301458 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR HEADQUARTERS...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 958 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 AND LOW CLOUDS ARE EXPECTED TO BURN OFF LATE THIS MORNING...WITH SKIES BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY BY THE EARLY AFTERNOON. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BECOME WEST TO SOUTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 10 TO 15 MPH. WINDS MAY GUST BETWEEN 15 AND 20 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AT TIMES. RH VALUES WILL FALL TO 35 TO 40 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL REACH THE LOW TO MID 60S. WITH THE MIXED LAYER EXPECTED TO DEEPEN TODAY TO OVER 6000 FEET...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.........PARTLY SUNNY BECOMING SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-67. MIN HUMIDITY........37-42 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......700-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6400-7900 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 TO 18 MPH. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........70 66 58 48 35 20 17 16 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............56 58 60 62 63 63 64 64 RH..............69 57 51 48 44 42 43 45 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..7 9 10 10 10 10 10 9 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-52. MAX HUMIDITY........81-86 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......3900-5700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 8 TO 16 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........16 26 41 56 63 68 WEATHER COV..... SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV........ ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD TEMP............63 60 56 53 51 50 RH..............46 50 54 64 72 78 20 FT WIND......W 8 S 6 S 5 SE 6 SE 8 SE 10 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 15 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77. MIN HUMIDITY........43-48 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4600-6000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 13 TO 22 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 28 TO 35 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........71 77 79 77 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV........CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE TEMP............49 59 70 74 RH..............86 67 51 48 20 FT WIND......SE 11G15 S 16G20 S 15G20 S 16G20 $$ FORECASTER...MAKOWSKI REQUESTED BY...CORY HENRY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120430.HEADQ.02/FGF