FNUS73 KFGF 151341 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR SOUTH BISSON...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 841 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 TO UPPER 60S. WINDS WILL ALSO BE FAIRLY GUSTY FROM THE NORTH TO NORTHWEST. A DRY CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE AREA WILL SLIDE SOUTHEAST INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS TONIGHT CAUSING WINDS TO SLACKEN OFF QUICKLY LATE THIS EVENING. 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.....64-69. MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-2900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6400-7000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 25 TO 32 MPH. TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........19 19 18 17 16 16 15 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............63 64 64 65 66 66 65 RH..............35 32 32 30 28 28 28 20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD..16 16 16 16 16 16 15 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 25 25 25 25 25 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45. MAX HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......4200-6100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 18 TO 24 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 14 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE EAST 2 TO 3 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........15 15 17 20 25 31 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............63 55 49 46 43 42 RH..............30 39 49 55 64 70 20 FT WIND......N 13 N 9 N 5 N 2 NE 1 E 1 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 10 5 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78. MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5100-6200 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........EAST 3 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 8 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE WEST AROUND 10 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 10 TO 17 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO AROUND 20 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........35 36 33 28 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............46 62 70 74 RH..............63 37 30 28 20 FT WIND......E 2G5 SE 5G10 S 9G15 S 12G20 $$ FORECASTER...GODON REQUESTED BY...CORY HENRY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120515.SOUTH.01/FGF