FNUS73 KFGF 261218 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR GLACIAL RIDGE...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 718 AM CDT TUE JUN 26 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON JUNE 26. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES ARE EXPECTED...WITH WARM AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW TO MID 80S. SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN TO 15 TO 20 MPH AHEAD OF A DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ACROSS THE HIGH PLAINS...WITH SOME GUSTS APPROACHING 30 MPH. WITH INCREASING MOISTURE...MINIMUM RH IS EXPECTED TO BE A BIT HIGHER THAN YESTERDAY...DESPITE SLIGHTLY WARMER TEMPERATURES. SMOKE DISPERSAL THIS AFTERNOON IS EXPECTED TO BE EXCELLENT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-86. MIN HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2700-3800 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 29 TO 36 MPH. TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........56 57 54 49 42 36 30 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............78 79 80 81 82 83 83 RH..............54 54 54 54 53 52 52 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..17 17 17 17 17 17 16 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 25 25 25 25 25 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....66-71. MAX HUMIDITY........87-92 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING HEIGHT.......2500-3600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 25 TO 31 MPH DECREASING TO 10 TO 14 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........25 25 30 35 37 38 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............82 77 72 69 68 68 RH..............55 65 76 84 89 92 20 FT WIND......S 15 S 13 S 11 SE 10 S 9 S 9 20 FT WIND GUST.25 20 15 15 15 15 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-90. MIN HUMIDITY........36-41 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......400-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2400-3700 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 16 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 20 TO 29 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE WEST 17 TO 18 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........39 40 39 34 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............70 81 86 87 RH..............87 58 46 41 20 FT WIND......S 8G10 W 7G10 W 10G15 W 11G15 $$ FORECASTER...MAKOWSKI REQUESTED BY...DARRIN FRANCO TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120626.GLACI.01/FGF