FNUS73 KFGF 021253 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR BALSAM LAKE SEDGE...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 753 AM CDT THU AUG 2 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON AUGUST 02. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WINDS WILL BE FAIRLY LIGHT TODAY FROM THE NORTHWEST. THERE SHOULD BE PLENTY OF SUNSHINE AND HUMIDITY VALUES SHOULD FALL INTO THE UPPER 40S BY EARLY AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-83. MIN HUMIDITY........44-49 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8700-10000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 7 TO 15 MPH. TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........42 44 46 47 49 49 49 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............78 80 80 80 80 80 79 RH..............50 49 49 49 49 49 49 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 7 6 6 6 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....60-65. MAX HUMIDITY........88-93 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......7200-8500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000-1100 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 7 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO 22 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM SKY (%).........49 46 43 39 36 34 34 38 44 51 58 65 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............78 76 73 70 67 66 64 63 63 62 62 62 RH..............50 54 62 68 75 78 84 87 87 90 90 93 20 FT WIND DIR..NW N N NE NE E E E E E E SE 20 FT WIND SPD..5 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-84. MIN HUMIDITY........53-58 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3600-5200 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 4400-6100 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 1800-3500 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 23 TO 24 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........70 72 74 74 74 73 73 74 74 75 75 76 WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TSTM COV........CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY TEMP............63 66 70 73 76 78 79 80 81 80 80 78 RH..............90 84 73 68 64 60 60 60 58 60 60 62 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 6 6 7 7 8 9 10 11 10 9 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 $$ FORECASTER...DK REQUESTED BY...LINDY MCNEILUS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120802.BALSA.02/FGF