FNUS73 KFGF 151232 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR BRUDEVIG...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 732 AM CDT TUE MAY 15 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1500 CDT ON MAY 15. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SKIES WILL GENERALLY BE MOSTLY SUNNY TODAY. TEMPERATURES WILL BE QUITE A BIT COOLER THAN YESTERDAY...WITH HIGHS IN THE MID TO UPPER 60S. WINDS WILL BE FROM THE NORTH TO NORTHWEST AT AROUND 10 MPH...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS ABOVE 15 MPH. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE AROUND SUNSET. A DRY CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE AREA WILL SLIDE SOUTHEAST INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS. WHEN COMBINED WITH RATHER DEEP MIXING...RH VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO AROUND 25 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL IS EXPECTED TO BE VERY GOOD TODAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70. MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6100-7600 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 16 TO 24 MPH DECREASING TO 15 TO 18 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........22 23 25 27 29 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............63 65 66 67 67 RH..............33 31 29 28 27 20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD..11 10 10 9 9 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-47. MAX HUMIDITY........59-64 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......6700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 10 TO 18 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........31 35 39 42 44 44 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............65 58 52 49 47 44 RH..............29 37 46 52 56 64 20 FT WIND......N 8 NE 7 E 6 SE 6 SE 8 SE 11 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 10 15 15 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81. MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 18 TO 23 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH INCREASING TO 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4900-5500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 23 TO 30 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........44 42 38 33 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............45 59 71 77 RH..............62 39 28 25 20 FT WIND......SE 15G25 S 19G30 S 22G35 S 23G35 $$ FORECASTER...MAKOWSKI REQUESTED BY...CHRIS ROED TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120515.BRUDE.01/FGF