FNUS73 KFGF 161425 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR TNC-BS-SW...THE NATURE CONSERVANCY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 925 AM CDT WED MAY 16 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 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 EARLY AFTERNOON TO AROUND 10 MPH AND EVENTUALLY 15 MPH. 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.....73-78. MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 10 MPH EARLY AFTN. INCREASE TO 15 MPH LATE AFTN. GUSTS TO 20 MPH BY LATE AFTN. TIME (CDT) 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........29 28 28 28 28 29 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............70 72 73 74 75 75 RH..............27 26 26 26 26 27 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..9 10 12 14 14 14 20 FT WIND GUST.12 12 15 15 20 20 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-60. MAX HUMIDITY........52-57 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........31 40 50 57 53 46 WEATHER COV..... SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............73 68 64 62 59 57 RH..............29 35 41 44 50 56 20 FT WIND......S 14 SE 11 SE 10 SE 11 SE 12 SE 12 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 15 20 20 20 $$ FORECASTER...WJB REQUESTED BY...MATT MECKLENBURG TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120516.TNCBS.01/FGF