FNUS73 KFGF 021445 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR CLARKE...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 945 AM CDT WED MAY 2 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1330 CDT ON MAY 02. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... AREAS OF FOG AND LOW CLOUDS WILL PERSIST INTO THE MID TO LATE MORNING HOURS DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF LIGHT WINDS AND PLENTY OF LOW LEVEL MOISTURE. SKIES WILL BECOME PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY LATER THIS MORNING AS DRIER AIR PUSHES IN. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS WILL BECOME WESTERLY LATER THIS MORNING AT 10 TO 15 MPH...WITH A FEW HIGHER GUSTS. AS THE MIXED LAYER DEEPENS WITH SURFACE HEATING...RH VALUES WILL FALL TO AROUND 20 TO 25 PERCENT DURING THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSION THIS AFTERNOON IS FORECAST TO BE IN THE EXCELLENT CATEGORY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY. PATCHY DENSE FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77. MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9700-10600 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 6 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 23 TO 30 MPH. TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........33 26 24 25 28 30 33 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............67 70 72 73 74 74 74 RH..............40 33 29 27 25 25 25 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..12 12 12 11 10 8 7 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 15 15 15 15 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-53. MAX HUMIDITY........78-83 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......9800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 6 TO 12 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN INCREASING TO 17 TO 22 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT INCREASING TO 28 TO 32 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........36 50 65 76 74 68 WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV........ CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE TEMP............73 67 61 57 54 51 RH..............27 34 42 49 63 78 20 FT WIND......W 6 NW 5 N 5 NE 5 NE 6 NE 8 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70. MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-2700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000-6600 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........EAST 29 TO 37 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 18 TO 25 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........62 67 70 57 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE TSTM COV........S CHC S CHC TEMP............50 57 64 67 RH..............83 64 54 45 20 FT WIND......NE 9G15 N 10G15 N 11G15 N 12G15 $$ FORECASTER...MAKOWSKI REQUESTED BY...LINDY MCNEILUS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120502.CLARK.01/FGF