FNUS73 KFGF 211403 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR EQUAY LANDSCAPE...US FISH AND WILDLIFE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 903 AM CDT MON MAY 21 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 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 30 PERCENT. THE BURN SITE WILL REMAIN DRY THROUGH THE DAY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM OR TWO AFTER MIDNIGHT. WINDS WILL REMAIN ELEVATED TONIGHT...SHIFTING SLIGHTLY TO THE SOUTHEAST. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76. MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 8 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 4400 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 6500-8000 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 7500-8700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 6300 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 15 TO 23 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........33 41 44 46 48 52 56 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............71 73 73 73 73 72 70 RH..............31 30 30 30 30 32 35 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..11 12 13 13 13 12 12 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 20 20 20 20 20 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-59. MAX HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......3500-5100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 17 TO 25 MPH DECREASING TO 15 TO 21 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........60 66 70 73 76 74 WEATHER COV..... ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV........ ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD TEMP............69 64 61 60 58 56 RH..............39 46 50 53 59 66 20 FT WIND......S 11 S 11 S 12 S 13 S 15 S 13 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 20 20 25 20 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-83. MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 14 TO 19 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO 30 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2400-3400 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 17 TO 24 MPH INCREASING TO 28 TO 37 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........67 54 46 46 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............57 66 75 80 RH..............69 56 47 45 20 FT WIND......S 12G20 S 16G25 S 18G30 S 18G30 $$ FORECASTER...ROGERS REQUESTED BY...LINDY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120521.EQUAY.01/FGF