FNUS73 KFGF 071138 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR AVOCET ISLAND...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 638 AM CDT TUE MAY 7 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MAY 07. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY AND GUST TO AROUND 20 MPH BY THIS AFTERNOON. IT WILL ALSO BE WARM WITH HUMIDITY VALUES FALLING TO AROUND 30 PERCENT...OR PERHAPS A BIT LOWER WHERE DRIER AIR MIXES TO THE SURFACE. A COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH THE AREA LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING...AND WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH AND BECOME GUSTY BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON ALONG WITH COOLER TEMPERATURES. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75. MIN HUMIDITY........28-33 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 8 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4600-6500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 7 TO 15 MPH. TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........7 7 9 12 14 13 12 12 16 22 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............54 60 64 67 68 70 71 72 72 72 RH..............61 51 46 41 40 36 35 33 34 34 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..8 9 10 11 12 12 12 12 12 13 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 15 20 20 20 20 20 20 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45. MAX HUMIDITY........81-86 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTH 7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......3900-5700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 6 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 13 TO 20 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........27 30 30 29 31 37 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............70 64 58 55 49 44 RH..............38 47 59 65 72 80 20 FT WIND......S 12 S 7 S 4 S 3 NW 6 N 10 20 FT WIND GUST.20 10 5 5 10 15 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60. MIN HUMIDITY........37-42 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-2900 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 21 TO 23 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........45 51 49 36 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............42 46 52 57 RH..............86 68 53 36 20 FT WIND......NE 15G20 NE 18G25 NE 17G25 NE 18G25 $$ FORECASTER...DK REQUESTED BY...RICK LITZINGER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130507.AVOCE.01/FGF