FNUS73 KFGF 141228 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR LETTINMAIER...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 728 AM CDT MON MAY 14 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 14. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SKIES WILL BE MOSTLY SUNNY TODAY...WITH UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES RISING INTO THE LOWER TO MID 80S. AS THE MIXING LAYER DEEPENS TO OVER 10000 FT THIS AFTERNOON...RH VALUES WILL FALL QUICKLY DURING THE DAY...BOTTOMING OUT UNDER 20 PERCENT. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS THIS MORNING WILL BECOME WEST TO NORTHWEST BY MID MORNING AND INCREASE TO 10 TO 15 MPH THIS AFTERNOON...WITH SOME GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL IS EXPECTED TO BECOME VERY GOOD THIS AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85. MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON THEN 20 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10500-10900 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 6 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 16 TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........8 7 7 7 9 12 16 19 23 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............68 73 77 79 80 81 81 82 82 RH..............43 36 30 25 22 22 22 25 28 20 FT WIND DIR..W W NW NW NW NW W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..7 9 11 13 12 11 10 11 12 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 20 20 15 15 15 20 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-54. MAX HUMIDITY........61-66 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTH 6 TO 11 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......10300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 8 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 5 TO 13 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........26 30 33 33 31 27 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............80 73 66 62 58 53 RH..............32 37 40 43 49 58 20 FT WIND......W 12 W 7 W 3 W 5 NW 9 N 11 20 FT WIND GUST.20 10 5 10 15 15 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........23 20 19 20 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............51 63 69 72 $$ FORECASTER...MAKOWSKI REQUESTED BY...TERRY GWILLIAMS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120514.LETTI.02/FGF