FNUS73 KFGF 231335 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR SHARPTAIL...MN DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 835 AM CDT WED MAY 23 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MAY 23. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SOME MID LEVEL CLOUDS CAN BE EXPECTED THIS MORNING WITH ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE A BIT COOLER WITH VALUES IN THE LOW 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BE IN THE 10 TO 15 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH. MIN HUMIDITIES WILL BE HIGHER IN THE 45 TO 50 PERCENT RANGE WITH RESIDUAL MOISTURE FROM RECENT PRECIP AND COOLER TEMPERATURES. SMOKE DISPERSION WILL BE GOOD TO EXCELLENT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75. MIN HUMIDITY........48-53 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4800-5000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........74 71 69 70 71 72 71 69 WEATHER COV.....SCT SCT ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TSTM COV........SCT SCT TEMP............66 68 70 71 72 72 72 71 RH..............70 65 61 57 55 53 53 53 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..11 11 10 10 10 10 10 9 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-53. MAX HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......3600-5200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 12 TO 21 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........67 60 51 43 45 50 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............69 63 58 55 53 51 RH..............55 60 64 66 71 79 20 FT WIND......SW 8 SW 6 SW 5 SW 4 W 3 W 3 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 5 5 5 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70. MIN HUMIDITY........47-52 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6500-6600 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 13 TO 21 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........56 65 71 76 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV........ S CHC S CHC TEMP............53 64 67 67 RH..............76 58 52 52 20 FT WIND......NW 2G5 N 2G5 NW 4G5 NW 6G10 $$ FORECASTER...HOPKINS REQUESTED BY...JASON EKSTEIN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120523.SHARP.01/FGF