FNUS73 KFGF 301341 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR TNC-BP-WI-25...NATURE CONSERVANCY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 841 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 QUICKLY AS TEMPERATURES BEGIN TO CLIMB...WITH SKIES BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY DURING THE MID MORNING HOURS. LIGHT SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHWESTERLY 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. WITH THE MIXED LAYER EXPECTED TO DEEPEN TO OVER 5000 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. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-69. MIN HUMIDITY........34-39 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500-6900 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 6 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 15 TO 17 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........30 25 22 19 17 16 16 17 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............57 60 62 64 65 66 66 66 RH..............57 50 46 42 41 39 39 39 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..7 8 9 10 10 10 9 8 20 FT WIND GUST.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.......4000-5900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 7 TO 14 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........20 30 44 56 63 68 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..............41 47 58 66 75 81 20 FT WIND......SW 6 S 6 S 6 SE 8 SE 10 SE 11 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 15 15 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77. MIN HUMIDITY........49-54 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5100-5900 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 14 TO 22 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 20 TO 29 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........71 75 75 70 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV........CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE TEMP............52 61 70 74 RH..............89 74 61 55 20 FT WIND......SE 12G15 S 16G20 S 13G20 S 13G20 $$ FORECASTER...MAKOWSKI REQUESTED BY...MATT MECKLENBURG TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120430.TNCBP.01/FGF