FNUS73 KFGF 141221 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR PCA...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 721 AM CDT MON MAY 14 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 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 80S. AS THE MIXING LAYER DEEPENS TO OVER 9000 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 SOUTHWEST AND INCREASE TO AROUND 10 MPH DURING THE LATE MORNING. SMOKE DISPERSION IS EXPECTED TO BE EXCELLENT THIS AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-83. MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 6 TO 11 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4100 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 6900 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 9800-10800 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 7300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 3800 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 14 TO 20 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........12 10 8 6 6 7 9 11 14 16 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............62 67 72 75 78 79 80 80 80 80 RH..............45 39 33 28 25 22 21 21 21 22 20 FT WIND DIR..SW W W SW SW W W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..4 5 7 9 10 10 10 10 11 11 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-56. MAX HUMIDITY........61-66 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 3 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 2 TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........19 22 25 27 29 30 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............78 69 63 61 57 53 RH..............25 36 44 49 55 62 20 FT WIND......W 10 SW 6 SW 2 W 2 W 3 W 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 5 5 5 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74. MIN HUMIDITY........26-31 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5300-6100 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 8 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 28 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........30 27 24 23 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............54 66 71 71 RH..............65 44 34 32 20 FT WIND......N 7G10 N 11G15 N 15G20 N 13G20 $$ FORECASTER...MAKOWSKI REQUESTED BY...TROY BOSCHEE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120514.PCA__.01/FGF