FNUS73 KFGF 151218 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR HOWITZ...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 718 AM CDT TUE MAY 15 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 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 60S. WINDS WILL BE FROM THE NORTH AT 10 TO 15 MPH...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS AROUND 20 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.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-69. MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6400-7600 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 18 TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO 21 TO 29 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 17 TO 18 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........26 25 25 26 26 27 28 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............60 62 63 64 65 66 66 RH..............37 33 32 30 28 27 26 20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD..12 12 12 12 12 12 12 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 20 20 20 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-46. MAX HUMIDITY........59-64 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST 6 TO 11 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......7200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........EAST 8 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 5 TO 13 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........29 31 33 36 40 44 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............64 57 50 47 46 43 RH..............28 35 45 51 54 62 20 FT WIND......N 11 NE 8 E 5 SE 4 SE 6 SE 9 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 10 5 10 15 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79. MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 17 TO 22 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO 35 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4900-5400 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 15 TO 22 MPH INCREASING TO 25 TO 28 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........47 46 41 35 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............44 58 69 75 RH..............62 40 29 26 20 FT WIND......S 13G20 S 18G30 S 21G30 S 22G35 $$ FORECASTER...MAKOWSKI REQUESTED BY...CHRIS ROED TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120515.HOWIT.01/FGF