FNUS73 KFGF 161636 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR OLSON EAST...MN DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 1136 AM CDT WED MAY 16 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1430 CDT ON MAY 16. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE MOVING TO THE EAST THIS AFTERNOON WILL LEAD TO A MORE PRONOUNCED SOUTHEAST WIND. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO NEAR 10 MPH BY MID AFTERNOON...A LITTLE STRONGER LATE AFTERNOON. OTHERWISE JUST SUNNY AND WARM WITH MINIMUM HUMIDITY EASILY DIPPING BELOW 30 PERCENT. WIND GUSTS SHOULD BE LIMITED TO ABOUT 15 MPH MAYBE 20 MPH TOWARD EVENING. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-72. MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST UP TO 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTHEAST 8 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5100-5800 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 6 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 17 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........35 38 40 42 43 45 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............63 65 66 68 68 69 RH..............27 26 26 26 26 26 20 FT WIND DIR..S SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..6 7 8 9 11 12 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 15 15 20 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-53. MAX HUMIDITY........60-65 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......4000-5400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-600 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 12 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 21 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........46 50 53 57 50 40 WEATHER COV..... ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............69 62 56 52 52 50 RH..............27 34 43 48 55 63 20 FT WIND......SE 12 SE 11 E 10 SE 10 SE 9 SE 8 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 15 15 15 15 $$ FORECASTER...WJB REQUESTED BY...RANDY PRACHAR TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120516.OLSON.01/FGF