FNUS73 KFGF 151207 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR VOLLRATH...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 707 AM CDT TUE MAY 15 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 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.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70. MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......400-2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6400-7700 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 16 TO 23 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 17 TO 26 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 13 TO 16 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........28 26 24 22 21 21 23 24 26 29 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............51 55 58 60 62 64 65 66 67 67 RH..............55 47 41 38 35 32 30 29 28 27 20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD..8 9 10 10 10 10 10 9 8 8 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-47. MAX HUMIDITY........60-65 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......6800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........EAST 7 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 18 TO 22 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........31 36 42 46 48 48 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............65 58 52 49 48 45 RH..............29 37 47 54 56 62 20 FT WIND......N 7 NE 6 E 6 SE 7 SE 9 SE 12 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 15 20 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81. MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 18 TO 23 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH INCREASING TO 35 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4900-5500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 23 TO 31 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........46 42 37 32 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............45 59 71 77 RH..............62 40 29 26 20 FT WIND......S 16G25 S 20G30 S 23G35 S 23G35 $$ FORECASTER...MAKOWSKI REQUESTED BY...CHRIS ROED TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120515.VOLLR.01/FGF