FNUS73 KFGF 301218 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR HIGINBOTHAM...MN DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 718 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 AROUND 35 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL REACH THE MIDDLE 60S. AS THE MIXING LAYER DEEPENS TO OVER 6000 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.....63-68. MIN HUMIDITY........32-37 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6700-7800 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 6 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 16 TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........36 32 30 27 25 24 23 24 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............56 58 61 63 64 65 65 65 RH..............56 52 46 42 40 38 37 37 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..8 9 10 11 11 11 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.....49-54. MAX HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......6100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 7 TO 16 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM SKY (%).........25 28 33 38 43 48 52 55 57 58 59 61 WEATHER COV..... SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW TSTM COV........ ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO TEMP............64 63 61 59 57 56 55 54 53 52 52 51 RH..............38 40 44 48 54 57 61 65 69 72 74 78 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW S S S S S S S SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..8 7 6 6 6 6 7 8 9 10 11 11 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 $$ FORECASTER...MAKOWSKI REQUESTED BY...JASON EKSTEIN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120430.HIGIN.01/FGF