FNUS73 KFGF 031352 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR RYDELL...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 852 AM CDT THU MAY 3 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MAY 03. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... THERE MAY BE SOME ISOLATED SHOWERS AROUND YOUR BURN SITE THROUGH THE MORNING BUT THE AFTERNOON LOOKS DRY. MORE CLOUD COVER SHOULD ALSO MOVE IN THROUGH THE MORNING WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES A TOUGH CALL TODAY. AT THIS POINT WE ARE EXPECTING HIGHS AROUND 68 WITH MINIMUM HUMIDITIES AROUND 40 PERCENT. THERE IS A FAIR AMOUNT OF UNCERTAINTY WITH THESE NUMBERS THOUGH DUE TO CLOUD COVER. YOUR BURN SITE IS RIGHT ON THE EDGE OF THE CLOUD/CLEAR LINE. LESS CLOUDS WILL ALLOW THINGS TO DRY OUT AND HEAT UP MORE WHILE MORE CLOUDS WILL KEEP IT COOLER AND MORE MOIST. SMOKE DISPERSION SHOULD BE EXCELLENT FOR A PERIOD THIS AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68. MIN HUMIDITY........38-43 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6100-7000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 6 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 12 TO 18 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........59 56 53 51 48 46 45 44 WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....RW RW TSTM COV........ TEMP............62 64 66 67 68 68 68 67 RH..............54 50 47 45 43 43 43 45 20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD..7 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-52. MAX HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4200-6100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 6 TO 13 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........43 41 42 46 56 68 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............66 60 56 54 52 50 RH..............47 58 64 69 71 77 20 FT WIND......N 10 N 7 NE 5 NE 5 NE 5 NE 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 10 10 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-66. MIN HUMIDITY........49-54 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3200-4100 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 8 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO 21 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........78 82 81 80 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV........S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC TEMP............49 53 57 61 RH..............80 74 69 60 20 FT WIND......E 7G10 E 9G15 E 8G15 E 9G15 $$ FORECASTER...GODON REQUESTED BY...DARRIN FRANCO TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120503.RYDEL.01/FGF