FNUS73 KFGF 181010 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR OLSON EAST...MN DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 510 AM CDT FRI MAY 18 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MAY 18. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... VERY WARM AND MAINLY DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY...WITH TEMPERATURES RISING TO NEAR 90. ALTHOUGH THERE IS SOME UNCERTAINTY HOW MUCH MOISTURE WILL RETURN NORTHWARD AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT...THE COMBINATION OF VERY WARM TEMPERATURES AND A DEEPENING MIXED LAYER WILL PROMOTE LOW RH VALUES AROUND 30 PERCENT DURING THE AFTERNOON. THE WIND FORECAST IS TRICKY TODAY...WITH THE BURN SITE EXPECTED TO BE SITUATED RELATIVELY CLOSE TO A WIND SHIFT BOUNDARY. AS A RESULT...THERE IS HIGHER THAN AVERAGE UNCERTAINTY REGARDING WINDS TODAY. HOWEVER...RIGHT NOW IT APPEARS WINDS WILL BE LIGHT WITH AN EASTERLY COMPONENT THROUGH THE EARLY TO MID MORNING HOURS. WINDS MAY BE NEARLY CALM AT TIMES. WIND SPEEDS SHOULD STRENGTHEN BY LATE MORNING FROM THE SOUTH AND EAST. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....88-93. MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9500-10900 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 12 TO 20 MPH. TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........40 44 47 50 51 48 45 45 51 60 WEATHER COV..... ISO ISO ISO WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW TSTM COV........ ISO ISO ISO TEMP............69 75 80 83 85 87 89 90 90 89 RH..............51 44 39 37 36 34 33 32 32 33 20 FT WIND DIR..E E SE SE SE SE S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..9 8 8 9 10 12 16 18 18 17 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 15 15 20 25 25 25 25 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-59. MAX HUMIDITY........83-88 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......10800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 13 TO 17 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........69 77 80 80 78 74 WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV........LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY TEMP............87 79 71 66 61 57 RH..............35 46 60 70 80 87 20 FT WIND......S 16 S 16 SW 15 NW 11 NW 12 NW 13 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 20 15 20 20 $$ FORECASTER...MAKOWSKI REQUESTED BY...RANDY PRACHAR TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120518.OLSON.01/FGF