FNUS73 KFGF 021350 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR TNC-TOWN HALL...NATURE CONSERVANCY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 850 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... WITH RESIDUAL LOW LEVEL MOISTURE IN PLACE AND LIGHT WINDS...SOME PATCHY FOG IS POSSIBLE FOR THE NEXT HOUR OR TWO. LIGHT WINDS ARE FORECAST TO CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE DAY...WITH PERIODS OF CALM WIND POSSIBLE. IT APPEARS WEST TO NORTHWEST WIND DIRECTIONS WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT AROUND TO THE NORTHEAST DURING THE AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...GIVEN THE LIGHT FLOW...WIND DIRECTION WILL BE QUITE VARIABLE AT TIMES THROUGHOUT THE DAY...SUBJECT TO LOCAL EFFECTS NEAR THE BURN SITE. SKIES WILL BECOME MOSTLY SUNNY AFTER ANY FOG BURNS OFF THIS MORNING...WITH RH VALUES FALLING TO AROUND 30 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON AS THE MIXED LAYER DEEPENS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78. MIN HUMIDITY........28-33 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST UP TO 5 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7500-8900 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 2 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AROUND 8 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........30 33 35 37 40 43 46 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............68 71 73 74 75 75 75 RH..............46 39 35 34 33 34 36 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW N NE NE E 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 10 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-58. MAX HUMIDITY........85-90 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......6700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........EAST 6 TO 7 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........50 62 74 79 71 58 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV........CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE TEMP............74 69 64 61 58 56 RH..............38 47 56 62 77 87 20 FT WIND......E 5 E 5 E 5 E 5 E 5 E 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74. MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6700 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........EAST 7 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 12 TO 18 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 22 TO 24 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........46 41 40 36 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............55 62 68 71 RH..............90 72 59 47 20 FT WIND......E 6G10 N 9G15 NW 12G20 N 12G20 $$ FORECASTER...MAKOWSKI REQUESTED BY...MATT MECKLENBURG TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120502.TNCTO.01/FGF