FNUS73 KFGF 301350 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR TNC-ZP-N...NATURE CONSERVANCY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 850 AM CDT MON APR 30 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1500 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...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. WINDS MAY GUST BETWEEN 15 AND 20 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AT TIMES. RH VALUES WILL FALL TO AROUND 35 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL REACH THE MIDDLE 60S. WITH THE MIXED LAYER EXPECTED TO DEEPEN TODAY TO OVER 5000 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.........MOSTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-68. MIN HUMIDITY........32-37 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5600-7400 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 7 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 16 TO 17 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........19 17 15 15 16 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............63 64 65 65 65 RH..............42 39 37 37 37 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 10 9 9 20 FT WIND GUST.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........78-83 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......4100-6000 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 (%).........19 28 42 54 62 67 WEATHER COV..... SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV........ ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD TEMP............64 61 57 55 53 52 RH..............38 44 55 64 71 77 20 FT WIND......SW 8 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.....72-77. MIN HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5400-6400 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 15 TO 22 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 21 TO 30 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........71 76 77 73 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV........CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE TEMP............51 60 70 74 RH..............83 67 53 50 20 FT WIND......SE 13G20 S 16G20 S 13G20 S 15G20 $$ FORECASTER...MAKOWSKI REQUESTED BY...MATT MECKLENBURG TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120430.TNCZP.01/FGF