FNUS73 KFGF 251421 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR TOWN HALL...NATURE CONSERVANCY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 921 AM CDT FRI MAY 25 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1330 CDT ON MAY 25. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL KEEP THE BURN SITE DRY TODAY...ALTHOUGH SOME CLOUDINESS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE BY LATER THIS MORNING. LIGHT WESTERLY OR CALM WINDS THIS MORNING WILL INCREASE SOMEWHAT TO AROUND 10 MPH THIS AFTERNOON...WITH A FEW GUSTS BETWEEN 15 AND 20 MPH. ALTHOUGH THE WINDS WILL LIKELY MAINTAIN A WESTERLY COMPONENT...GIVEN THE LIGHT FLOW...THE WIND DIRECTION MAY VARY SOMEWHAT TO A SLIGHTLY MORE SOUTHWESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY ORIENTATION AT TIMES. IT DOES APPEAR WINDS WILL BECOME MORE NORTHWESTERLY BY LATE AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING...BUT REMAIN FAIRLY LIGHT. RH IS EXPECTED TO FALL TO AROUND 40 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON...WITH VERY GOOD TO EXCELLENT SMOKE DISPERSAL. HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 60S ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1800-3400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5300-7100 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 13 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........54 54 58 62 66 67 67 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ RH..............48 46 45 46 46 46 47 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W NW 20 FT WIND SPD..9 10 10 10 10 8 7 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 10 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MAX HUMIDITY........78-83 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3300-4900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 7 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 17 TO 21 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........67 72 75 80 77 80 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV........ RH..............51 58 65 73 77 80 20 FT WIND......NW 6 N 6 NE 8 NE 9 NE 10 E 11 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 15 15 15 $$ FORECASTER...MAKOWSKI REQUESTED BY...MATT MECKLENBURG TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120525.TOWNH.01/FGF