FNUS73 KFGF 221414 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR EAST PARK 80...MN DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 914 AM CDT TUE MAY 22 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MAY 22. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A WARM FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PUSH INTO NW MINNESOTA TODAY AHEAD OF A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT WILL CROSS THE AREA LATER TONIGHT. THE LOCATION OF THE WARM FRONT WILL MAKE THE FORECAST TRICKY WITH THE WINDS...TEMPS...AND MINIMUM HUMIDITIES. EXPECT WINDS TO BECOME SOUTHEAST AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 25 MPH. HOWEVER...WINDS MAY STAY MORE EASTERLY IF WARM FRONT DOES NOT LIFT AS FAR NORTH AS ANTICIPATED. WILL KEEP TABS AND UPDATE FORECAST AS NEEDED. ALSO...MINIMUM HUMIDITIES WILL DEPEND ON CLOUDS AND TEMPS...WITH MINIMUMS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR 40 PERCENT. THE WARM FRONT MAY TRIGGER SOME ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. OTHERWISE...SMOKE DISPERSION IS EXPECTED TO BE FAIR TO GOOD. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82. MIN HUMIDITY........39-44 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 8 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2800-4400 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 15 TO 22 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 10 TO 14 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........69 65 63 61 62 63 66 70 WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....RW RW TSTM COV........SCH SCH TEMP............68 69 71 73 76 78 79 79 RH..............58 54 51 50 46 45 44 46 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..8 9 10 11 12 12 12 13 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 15 20 20 20 20 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. NUMEROUS SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT. NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....59-64. MAX HUMIDITY........86-91 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......3100-4300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500-1800 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 24 TO 31 MPH DECREASING TO 21 TO 28 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 26 TO 32 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT DECREASING TO AROUND 21 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........74 80 84 87 87 87 WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD SCTTRD NUMRUS NUMRUS NUMRUS NUMRUS WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV........SCTTRD SCTTRD NUMRUS NUMRUS NUMRUS NUMRUS TEMP............78 75 72 70 66 63 RH..............48 56 65 73 85 90 20 FT WIND......SE 13 SE 13 SE 12 S 11 S 12 S 11 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 15 20 15 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77. MIN HUMIDITY........38-43 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7300-8500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 14 TO 22 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........86 73 47 46 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE TSTM COV........S CHC S CHC TEMP............61 64 70 74 RH..............91 81 54 45 20 FT WIND......SW 10G15 SW 13G20 W 15G20 W 13G20 $$ FORECASTER...HOPKINS REQUESTED BY...CHRISTINE REISZ TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120522.EASTP.01/FGF