FNUS73 KFGF 081335 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR GREGOR FIRE...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 835 AM CDT WED MAY 8 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0811 CDT ON MAY 8. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM THE LAKE OF THE WOODS REGION TO AROUND FARGO AND THROUGH THE LISBON AREA. THE LOCATION OF THE FRONT NEAR THE BURN AREA WILL CAUSE LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS EARLY IN THE DAY. AS THE BOUNDARY SHIFTS SOUTH THROUGH THE DAY...WINDS WILL BECOME MORE NORTHEASTERLY FROM AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS NEAR 20 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL WILL BE POOR EARLY BUT WILL IMPROVE AS WINDS AND VENT RATES INCREASE. INCREASED INSTABILITY INTO THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING WILL RESULT IN ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WITH INCREASED MOISTURE THROUGH THE DAY...LOOK FOR MINIMUM HUMIDITIES IN THE 45-50 PERCENT RANGE TODAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71. MIN HUMIDITY........46-51 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST 8 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......700-2400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4200-5800 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 3 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 13 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........65 67 69 72 74 76 77 78 78 78 77 76 WEATHER COV..... SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW TSTM COV........ ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO TEMP............51 57 61 64 66 68 68 68 67 67 66 65 RH..............89 77 72 67 62 58 56 55 52 51 52 53 20 FT WIND DIR..SW E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE 20 FT WIND SPD..5 2 3 3 5 7 9 10 10 11 12 13 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 5 10 10 15 15 15 15 20 20 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-44. MAX HUMIDITY........73-78 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. MIXING HEIGHT.......2200-3900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1100-1800 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 22 TO 26 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........75 74 72 69 64 58 WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD TEMP............66 61 55 51 47 42 RH..............54 62 63 62 67 73 20 FT WIND......N 15 N 13 N 12 N 12 N 11 N 10 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 15 15 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-66. MIN HUMIDITY........33-38 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500-5400 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 12 TO 21 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........53 40 31 33 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............41 52 60 63 RH..............78 62 45 38 20 FT WIND......N 9G15 N 10G15 NE 12G15 NE 11G15 $$ FORECASTER...HOPKINS REQUESTED BY...OSCAR KNUDTSON TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20130508.GREGO.01/FGF