FNUS73 KFGF 211409 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR EAST 80...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 909 AM CDT MON MAY 21 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MAY 21. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... PARTLY SUNNY SKIES WILL GIVE WAY TO INCREASING MID AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS AT THE PRESCRIBED BURN SITE TODAY. A DRY...DEEP MIXED LAYER THIS AFTERNOON WILL ALLOW LIGHT SOUTHERLY WIND THIS MORNING TO BECOME SUSTAINED FROM 10 TO 15 MPH THIS AFTERNOON WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 20 MPH. THE HIGH TEMPERATURE WILL CLIMB INTO THE MID 70S WITH A MINIMUM RH NEAR 25 PERCENT. THE BURN SITE WILL REMAIN DRY THROUGH THE DAY WITH A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM OR TWO THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL REMAIN ELEVATED TONIGHT...SHIFTING SLIGHTLY TO THE SOUTHEAST. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78. MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3800-5500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 7100-8600 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 9900-10100 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 6700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 3500 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 14 TO 21 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........43 50 57 60 62 64 71 78 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............71 73 75 75 75 74 73 71 RH..............29 28 27 27 28 29 33 38 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 10 11 12 12 11 10 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 20 20 20 20 15 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-56. MAX HUMIDITY........74-79 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 10 TO 14 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........84 87 87 86 87 85 WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV........ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD TEMP............69 64 61 59 57 54 RH..............42 51 58 62 68 77 20 FT WIND......S 9 SE 9 SE 10 SE 11 SE 12 SE 11 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 20 15 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81. MIN HUMIDITY........39-44 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500-4200 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 12 TO 21 MPH INCREASING TO 22 TO 23 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........79 64 66 66 WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD SCTTRD CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV........ISOLTD ISOLTD CHANCE CHANCE TEMP............54 65 75 78 RH..............79 60 47 45 20 FT WIND......SE 10G15 SE 12G20 SE 15G25 SE 15G25 $$ FORECASTER...ROGERS REQUESTED BY...LARRY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120521.EAST8.01/FGF