FNUS73 KFGF 101341 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR RUSHFELDT...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 841 AM CDT THU MAY 10 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON MAY 10. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... TODAY WILL BE MOSTLY SUNNY AND WARM AT THE PRESCRIBED BURN SITE. THE HIGH TEMPERATURE WILL BE IN THE UPPER 70S WITH AN AFTERNOON MINIMUM RH AROUND 40 PERCENT. SOUTHERLY WIND WILL INCREASE FROM 15 TO 20 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL AFTERNOON GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. THERE IS A COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE ACROSS WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA LATE TONIGHT...BUT THE EXPECTED WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AND ASSOCIATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD HOLD OFF UNTIL MIDNIGHT OR LATER. AFTERNOON SMOKE DISPERSION WILL BE EXCELLENT. FRIDAY WILL BE COOLER WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER 60S. THERE MAY BE SOME LINGERING SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...BUT MUCH DRIER AIR BEHIND THE COLD FRONT WILL RESULT IN MINIMUM RH VALUES AROUND 25 PERCENT. WINDS WILL BE BREEZY FROM THE NORTHWEST WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80. MIN HUMIDITY........37-42 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500-3300 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 9 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 31 MPH. TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........21 22 23 25 27 30 34 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............71 74 76 77 77 77 76 RH..............39 40 41 41 42 35 37 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..15 16 17 18 18 17 16 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 25 30 30 25 25 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-52. MAX HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-3400 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 23 TO 32 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 22 TO 24 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........38 51 64 75 84 87 WEATHER COV..... LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV........ LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY TEMP............75 70 65 61 56 51 RH..............38 44 52 60 69 78 20 FT WIND......S 15 S 11 S 8 S 7 SW 9 W 13 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 15 10 15 20 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65. MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1400-3200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6100-7600 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 17 TO 25 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........84 59 31 24 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............49 51 58 62 RH..............89 73 50 27 20 FT WIND......NW 17G25 NW 18G25 NW 17G25 NW 15G20 $$ FORECASTER...ROGERS REQUESTED BY...CORY HENRY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120510.RUSHF.02/FGF