FNUS73 KFGF 311359 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR NOACRES...NATURE CONSERVANCY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 859 AM CDT THU MAY 31 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0910 CDT ON MAY 31. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES AND SLIGHTLY WARMER TEMPERATURES NEAR 70 ARE EXPECTED TODAY. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS THIS MORNING ARE FORECAST TO GRADUALLY TAKE ON A WEST TO SOUTHWEST ORIENTATION THIS AFTERNOON...BUT REMAIN GENERALLY UNDER 10 MPH...AS AN AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE PASSES OFF TO THE SOUTH. WITH THE PROJECTED LIGHT WINDS...WIND DIRECTION MAY BE SUBJECT TO LOCAL EFFECTS NEAR THE BURN SITE AT TIMES. RH IS EXPECTED TO DROP TO BELOW 30 PERCENT DURING THE AFTERNOON WITH SMOKE DISPERSAL BECOMING EXCELLENT LATER DURING THE DAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73. MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4400-5900 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 7 TO 8 MPH. TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........5 7 10 12 14 15 16 16 17 17 17 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............47 53 59 63 64 66 67 68 70 70 69 RH..............71 62 52 44 41 37 35 34 32 34 37 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW W W W SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..2 3 4 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-48. MAX HUMIDITY........91-96 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM TEMP............67 60 53 50 47 45 RH..............43 56 69 74 86 96 20 FT WIND......SW 6 SW 6 SW 5 S 5 S 5 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...MAKOWSKI REQUESTED BY...JONATHAN EERKES TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120531.NOACR.01/FGF