FNUS73 KFGF 301417 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR CARIBOU...NATURE CONSERVANCY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 917 AM CDT WED MAY 30 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON MAY 30. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES ARE EXPECTED TODAY. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS WILL RESULT IN LIGHT WINDS FOR MUCH OF THE DAY...WITH PERIODS OF CALM WIND POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL BE PRIMARILY FROM THE WEST TO NORTHWEST...BUT GIVEN THE WEAK FLOW...WINDS MAY BE VARIABLE AT TIMES. RH VALUES WILL FALL TO AROUND 35 PERCENT BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON...WITH RH EXPECTED TO DROP TO AROUND 50 PERCENT NEAR IGNITION TIME. HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE LOW TO MID 60S. SMOKE DISPERSAL IS EXPECTED TO BE GOOD THIS AFTERNOON...ALTHOUGH MIXING WILL BE FAIRLY WEAK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65. MIN HUMIDITY........34-39 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500-4700 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH. TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........21 22 22 23 23 24 24 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............56 57 59 60 61 62 62 RH..............54 51 45 42 39 39 39 20 FT WIND DIR..W NW NW NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..7 6 6 5 5 5 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-41. MAX HUMIDITY........91-96 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM TEMP............61 52 45 42 39 38 RH..............42 59 73 76 85 96 20 FT WIND......NW 6 W 5 W 5 SW 4 SW 3 S 3 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...MAKOWSKI REQUESTED BY...JONATHAN EERKES TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120530.CARIB.01/FGF