FNUS73 KFGF 241223 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR MEKINOCK...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 723 AM CDT THU MAY 24 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 CDT ON MAY 24. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... EXPECT PARTLY SUNNY AND DRY CONDITIONS AT THE PRESCRIBED BURN SITE TODAY. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WIND THIS MORNING WILL INCREASE FROM THE NORTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON AROUND 10 MPH. SOME GUSTS TO 20 MPH ARE POSSIBLE LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. THE HIGH TEMPERATURE WILL CLIMB INTO THE UPPER 60S WITH A MINIMUM RH NEAR 40 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WIND WILL REMAIN ELEVATED OVERNIGHT WITH GOOD RH RECOVERY TO 90 PERCENT. FRIDAY WILL BE COOL AND DRY WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN MOISTURE AND PERSISTENT NORTH TO NORTHWEST WIND AROUND 10 MPH. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71. MIN HUMIDITY........37-42 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2700-4600 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 5300-6700 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 7000-8100 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 6000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 6 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO 16 TO 21 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........47 48 49 50 52 54 57 59 60 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............62 64 66 66 67 68 68 67 65 RH..............54 48 45 43 42 42 42 43 46 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 7 7 8 9 10 11 12 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 20 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-46. MAX HUMIDITY........84-89 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING HEIGHT.......3400-5000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 17 TO 24 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 12 TO 17 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........61 59 54 48 44 41 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............62 56 50 47 44 43 RH..............52 64 77 83 89 86 20 FT WIND......NW 13 NW 13 NW 11 NW 10 NW 9 NW 8 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 15 15 15 15 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-61. MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000-7400 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 13 TO 20 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........41 48 57 62 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............44 51 56 58 RH..............79 61 51 47 20 FT WIND......W 8G15 NW 12G20 NW 11G15 NW 10G15 $$ FORECASTER...ROGERS REQUESTED BY...RICK LITZINGER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120524.MEKIN.01/FGF