FNUS73 KFGF 121109 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR MU 1...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 609 AM CDT SAT MAY 12 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MAY 12. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TODAY UNDER HIGH PRESSURE. TEMPERATURES WILL BE A BIT HIGHER THAN YESTERDAY...TOPPING OUT IN THE UPPER 60S TO LOW 70S. THIS COMBINED WITH LOW MOISTURE LEVELS WILL DROP MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES DOWN BELOW 20 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...WEST WINDS WILL REMAIN BELOW 10 MPH THIS AFTERNOON SO CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO REACH RED FLAG CRITERIA. WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE SLIGHTLY INTO TONIGHT WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES CLIMBING BACK ABOVE 50 PERCENT EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE SLIGHTLY MORE MOIST ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON...BUT WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO THE 10 TO 15 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS ABOVE 20 MPH AT TIMES. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71. MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8500-9100 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 6 TO 13 MPH. TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........7 7 6 6 6 5 4 4 3 3 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............52 58 62 64 66 67 67 68 68 67 RH..............40 33 28 26 24 23 22 21 21 22 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW W W W W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..8 9 9 8 7 7 8 9 9 8 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 15 10 10 15 15 15 15 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50. MAX HUMIDITY........52-57 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......8200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 9 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 21 TO 22 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM SKY (%).........4 5 6 8 10 12 13 14 14 14 14 14 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............66 63 59 55 53 52 51 50 49 48 47 47 RH..............24 27 32 38 42 44 46 48 51 53 56 57 20 FT WIND DIR..W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 7 8 8 9 10 10 10 11 11 11 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78. MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8300-9100 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 21 TO 28 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........15 21 25 18 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............48 63 73 74 RH..............56 35 27 27 20 FT WIND......SW 11G15 SW 15 SW 16G20 W 15G20 $$ FORECASTER...JR REQUESTED BY...JEFF OLSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120512.MU1__.01/FGF