FNUS73 KFGF 141333 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR ROCKWELL...MN DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 833 AM CDT MON MAY 14 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0835 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.....80-85. MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........CALM MID MORNING BECOMING SOUTH UP TO 5 MPH LATE MORNING SHIFTING TO WEST NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10000-11700 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 13 TO 17 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........13 13 13 14 15 16 17 18 20 22 24 26 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............51 58 63 69 73 77 79 80 81 82 82 81 RH..............63 59 46 36 30 25 22 19 18 18 18 19 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S SW SW W W W NW NW W 20 FT WIND SPD..4 5 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 9 9 9 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-55. MAX HUMIDITY........58-63 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 5 TO 9 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......9200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 8 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 10 TO 14 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........28 33 38 40 37 32 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............80 72 66 63 58 53 RH..............21 29 35 39 48 57 20 FT WIND......W 8 SW 5 SW 3 SW 5 NW 7 N 8 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 5 10 10 15 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73. MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5600-6500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 15 TO 22 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........27 21 18 19 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............53 64 69 71 RH..............63 40 31 28 20 FT WIND......N 9G15 N 14G25 N 14G20 N 11G20 $$ FORECASTER...WJB REQUESTED BY...JASON EKSTEIN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120514.ROCKW.01/FGF