FNUS73 KFGF 011217 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR HAVEN -4...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 717 AM CDT TUE MAY 1 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 01. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A MILD DAY IS EXPECTED AHEAD OF A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM. LIGHT WINDS GENERALLY FROM THE SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST THIS MORNING MAY BECOME LIGHT AND VARIABLE DURING THE MIDDAY HOURS BEFORE SHIFTING TO THE WEST AT SPEEDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH LATER THIS AFTERNOON. A FEW GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON. THE BEST CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS APPEARS TO BE DURING THE AFTERNOON. AFTERNOON RH VALUES WILL FALL TO AROUND 40 PERCENT. SMOKE DISPERSION THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE FAIR TO GOOD. ANY PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO END EARLY THIS EVENING AS THE SYSTEM SHIFTS EAST. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74. MIN HUMIDITY........36-41 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING WEST 5 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......600-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4600-5300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 8 TO 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 5 TO 12 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........56 57 57 57 56 54 53 51 49 WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TSTM COV........SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC TEMP............58 61 64 67 69 70 71 71 71 RH..............80 75 67 59 53 47 42 41 41 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S SW SW W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..7 6 4 3 4 5 7 8 9 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 5 5 5 10 10 10 15 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50. MAX HUMIDITY........66-71 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3700-5400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 9 TO 13 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........47 46 45 43 36 28 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............70 64 58 54 51 48 RH..............42 50 59 66 63 65 20 FT WIND......W 10 W 10 W 9 W 8 W 7 W 7 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 10 10 10 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-72. MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH DECREASING TO UP TO 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7600-8900 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 9 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 21 TO 29 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 25 TO 33 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 20 TO 22 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........22 20 23 27 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............47 56 65 69 RH..............71 45 29 26 20 FT WIND......W 7G10 W 11G15 W 15G20 W 9G15 $$ FORECASTER...MAKOWSKI REQUESTED BY...JASON LURA TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120501.HAVEN.01/FGF