FNUS73 KFGF 091341 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR TNC-9...NATURE CONSERVANCY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 841 AM CDT WED MAY 9 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1330 CDT ON MAY 09. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... VARIABLE WINDS THIS MORNING WILL BECOME PREDOMINANTLY SOUTHWEST... ALBEIT LIGHT...5 TO 10 MPH. THE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY TURN TO A MORE SOUTHERLY DIRECTION LATE THIS AFTERNOON...4 TO 6PM. PLENTY OF SUN WILL HELP BRING MIN RHS DOWN TO THE 30 TO 35 PERCENT RANGE. MAX RH RECOVERY FOR TONIGHT WILL BE INTO THE 75 TO 85 PERCENT RANGE AS WINDS STAY UP ENOUGH OVERNIGHT TO LIMIT TEMP DROP OFF. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71. MIN HUMIDITY........33-38 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2900-4300 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 3 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 13 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........23 23 23 23 23 22 22 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............62 64 65 66 67 67 68 RH..............55 50 45 41 38 42 40 20 FT WIND DIR..SW S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 6 7 7 7 8 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 15 15 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50. MAX HUMIDITY........88-93 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000-3600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000-1200 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 13 TO 16 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........22 21 20 19 18 16 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............67 62 56 53 50 48 RH..............43 52 60 70 80 90 20 FT WIND......S 8 S 8 S 8 S 7 S 6 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 10 10 10 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-83. MIN HUMIDITY........34-39 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-3000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2600-3400 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 17 TO 23 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........15 15 16 16 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............48 64 75 79 RH..............88 63 50 37 20 FT WIND......S 6G10 S 11G20 S 16G25 S 16G25 $$ FORECASTER...WJB REQUESTED BY...MATT MECKLENBURG TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120509.TNC9_.01/FGF