FNUS73 KFGF 071357 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR SAGEBRATTEN...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 857 AM CDT MON MAY 7 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON MAY 07. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SCATTERED SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. ANY RAINFALL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN QUITE LIGHT. WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN FROM THE WEST TO NORTHWEST AT SPEEDS UP TO 25 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. RH IS EXPECTED TO DROP TO AROUND 45 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. THERE IS SOME UNCERTAINTY REGARDING HOW MUCH AND HOW QUICKLY THE RH WILL FALL...DEPENDING ON HOW FAST CLOUDS MOVE IN. WITH A DEEP MIXED LAYER DEVELOPING...SMOKE DISPERSION IS EXPECTED TO BE EXCELLENT THIS AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-63. MIN HUMIDITY........44-49 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-2600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3900-5300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 6100-7800 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 5800 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........WEST 24 TO 29 MPH. TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........57 62 66 68 70 72 73 WEATHER COV..... SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............59 60 59 59 57 57 56 RH..............51 49 51 51 55 55 57 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..17 17 18 18 18 17 16 20 FT WIND GUST.30 30 30 30 30 30 30 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-48. MAX HUMIDITY........84-89 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......3600-5300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1900 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 21 TO 29 MPH DECREASING TO 13 TO 18 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........74 79 84 89 91 92 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............55 52 49 48 47 46 RH..............59 67 76 80 83 86 20 FT WIND......W 15 NW 14 NW 14 NW 12 NW 11 NW 9 20 FT WIND GUST.25 20 20 20 15 15 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-59. MIN HUMIDITY........54-59 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......2100-3900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4400-5100 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 21 TO 29 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........92 91 85 70 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............45 48 52 54 RH..............89 80 69 64 20 FT WIND......NW 9G15 NW 11G20 NW 14G25 N 14G25 $$ FORECASTER...WJB REQUESTED BY...CORY HENRY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120507.SAGEB.02/FGF