FNUS73 KFGF 161337 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR HQ SEDGE MEADOW...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 837 AM CDT WED MAY 16 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MAY 16. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... UNDER HIGH PRESSURE THIS MORNING...SO LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE BY MID AFTERNOON TO AROUND 10 MPH BUT PROBABLY NOT BEFORE THEN. OTHERWISE JUST SUNNY AND WARM WITH MINIMUM HUMIDITY EASILY DIPPING BELOW 30 PERCENT. WIND GUSTS SHOULD BE LIMITED TO ABOUT 15 MPH. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75. MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 15 MPH BY MID AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000-5900 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........EAST 2 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 7 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 8 TO 17 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........30 29 29 28 28 28 29 30 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............63 66 68 70 71 72 72 72 RH..............31 29 27 26 26 26 27 28 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-57. MAX HUMIDITY........54-59 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......3400-4500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-2200 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 21 TO 26 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 12 TO 20 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........32 41 52 59 58 54 WEATHER COV..... SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............70 65 60 58 56 54 RH..............31 38 45 49 53 58 20 FT WIND......S 11 S 8 SE 8 SE 9 SE 9 SE 9 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 15 15 15 15 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-83. MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4400-4900 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 15 TO 24 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........49 46 46 48 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............55 67 76 80 RH..............59 46 42 40 20 FT WIND......SE 10G15 S 12G20 SE 11G20 SE 10G15 $$ FORECASTER...WJB REQUESTED BY...LINDY MCNEILUS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120516.HQSED.01/FGF