FNUS73 KFGF 271445 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST RICE SEDGE...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 945 AM CDT WED JUN 27 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON JUNE 27. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... LOOKS LIKE THIS REGIME WILL NOT SUPPORT A NORTHWEST WIND AT THE SURFACE...AT LEAST TILL AROUND 1600 AFTER A TROUGH HAS MOVED THROUGH BACKING THE WINDS FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHWEST. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AS THE TROUGH MOVES OVERHEAD LATE MORNING/EARLY AFTERNOON BEFORE "PICKING UP" OUT OF THE NORTHWEST DURING MID AFTERNOON. THERE'S ONE THUNDERSTORM ON THE SCOPE MOVING ALONG HIGHWAY 2 AT THIS TIME (VCNTY FOSSTON AT PRESS TIME). RIGHT NOW EXPECTING A CAP ON STORMS FOR THE AFTERNOON...SO HAVE KEPT FORECAST DRY DURING YOUR PROJECT. PLEASE INFORM US OF ANY DISCREPANCIES YOU MIGHT OBSERVE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....86-91. MIN HUMIDITY........48-53 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......700-2600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2900-4000 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 22 TO 30 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 8 TO 17 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........41 44 47 49 51 53 53 WEATHER COV.....SCH WEATHER TYPE....TSM TEMP............86 88 88 87 87 86 85 RH..............58 54 54 55 54 54 54 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW W W NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..4 4 5 9 10 11 10 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 15 15 15 15 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....59-64. MAX HUMIDITY........66-71 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2800-4100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 9 TO 18 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........53 48 40 31 22 14 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............84 77 71 66 63 61 RH..............53 59 62 65 68 71 20 FT WIND......NW 7 NW 6 NW 6 NW 6 NW 5 NW 4 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 10 5 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-88. MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000-6000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO WEST 25 TO 28 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........8 9 12 10 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............63 77 83 85 RH..............65 37 30 29 20 FT WIND......NW 4G5 W 7G10 W 8G15 W 11G20 $$ FORECASTER...WJB REQUESTED BY...LINDY MCNEILUS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120627.WESTR.01/FGF