FNUS73 KFGF 151137 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR VANGNESS...MN DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 637 AM CDT TUE MAY 15 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 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 TO AROUND 70. NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL REMAIN BREEZY THROUGHOUT THE DAY...WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. 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 EXCELLENT TODAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70. MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1400-2900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6600-7100 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 22 TO 29 MPH. TIME (CDT) 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........19 18 17 16 15 15 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............65 65 66 67 67 66 RH..............31 30 29 27 26 26 20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD..15 16 16 16 16 16 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 25 25 25 25 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-46. MAX HUMIDITY........62-67 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......6300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 15 TO 22 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 8 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........15 15 17 20 26 32 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............64 57 50 47 44 43 RH..............28 35 46 53 62 67 20 FT WIND......N 15 N 10 N 6 NE 2 NE 1 E 1 20 FT WIND GUST.25 15 10 5 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79. MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5400-6000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 8 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO 21 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........37 37 33 28 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............47 62 71 75 RH..............60 37 28 26 20 FT WIND......E 2G5 SE 6G10 S 11G15 S 13G20 $$ FORECASTER...MAKOWSKI REQUESTED BY...JASON EKSTEIN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120515.VANGN.01/FGF