FNUS73 KFGF 211254 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR PEDERSON...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 754 AM CDT MON MAY 21 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 21. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES WILL HELP MIXING BECOME EFFICIENT BURNING OFF THE MORNINGS INVERSION. 10 TO 15 MPH SOUTH WINDS TO DEVELOP WITH GUSTS TO 20 TO 25 MPH BY EARLY AFTERNOON. WITH THIS MIXING AND SUN MIN RHS ARE EXPECTED TO MIX DOWN TO INTO THE 25 TO 30 PERCENT RANGE. SMOKE DISPERSION WILL BE EXCELLENT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78. MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 12 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3800-5600 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 6700-7700 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 8100-8800 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 5500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2900 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 9 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO 22 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........33 37 43 49 54 59 62 65 68 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............67 71 74 75 75 74 74 73 73 RH..............37 32 30 29 29 29 29 31 33 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..9 10 11 12 15 16 17 17 17 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 25 25 25 25 25 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE NIGHT. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....56-61. MAX HUMIDITY........59-64 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 14 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 24 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........70 76 78 75 74 71 WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV........ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD TEMP............72 68 64 63 61 59 RH..............36 41 47 52 55 60 20 FT WIND......S 16 S 13 S 12 SE 13 S 15 S 13 20 FT WIND GUST.25 20 20 20 25 20 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85. MIN HUMIDITY........36-41 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2800-3500 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 21 TO 28 MPH DECREASING TO 17 TO 26 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO 29 TO 32 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........67 60 60 49 WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE TSTM COV........ISOLTD ISOLTD TEMP............59 69 78 82 RH..............63 51 43 41 20 FT WIND......S 11G15 S 13G20 S 16G25 SE 16G25 $$ FORECASTER...KAISER REQUESTED BY...DARRIN FRANCO TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120521.PEDER.01/FGF