FNUS73 KFGF 301248 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR STRAND...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 748 AM CDT MON APR 30 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 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 WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 10 TO 15 MPH BY LATE MORNING. RH VALUES WILL FALL TO AROUND 35 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL RISE TO NEAR 70 THIS AFTERNOON. AS THE MIXING LAYER DEEPENS TO OVER 6000 FEET DURING THE DAY...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. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71. MIN HUMIDITY........33-38 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6100-7900 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 6 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 15 TO 17 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........52 45 39 34 29 24 20 16 15 14 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............51 54 58 61 64 66 67 68 68 68 RH..............73 65 56 50 45 41 40 38 38 38 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW W W W W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..6 7 8 8 9 10 10 10 9 7 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-55. MAX HUMIDITY........84-89 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......4200-6100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 6 TO 15 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........16 28 45 60 66 69 WEATHER COV..... SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV........ ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD TEMP............67 63 59 57 54 53 RH..............40 47 57 64 74 81 20 FT WIND......W 6 S 5 S 5 SE 7 SE 10 SE 12 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82. MIN HUMIDITY........44-49 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5400-6600 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 15 TO 23 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 28 TO 31 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........70 71 71 71 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV........CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE TEMP............52 63 74 78 RH..............89 72 57 52 20 FT WIND......S 13G20 S 17G20 S 18G25 S 17G20 $$ FORECASTER...MAKOWSKI REQUESTED BY...TROY BOSCHEE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120430.STRAN.01/FGF