FNUS73 KFGF 081343 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR SAND HILL LAKE...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 843 AM CDT WED MAY 8 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON MAY 08. 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 SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE DAY...WINDS WILL BECOME MORE NORTHERLY FROM AROUND 5 TO 10 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS NEAR 15 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... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70. MIN HUMIDITY........44-49 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4200-5200 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 2 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 12 TO 17 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........66 67 68 69 69 69 69 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............67 67 66 65 65 63 61 RH..............58 57 57 56 56 57 59 20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD..6 7 8 8 9 9 10 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 15 15 15 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-43. MAX HUMIDITY........72-77 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2300-4000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1400-1900 FT AGL LATE IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 20 TO 26 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........69 67 64 59 52 44 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............62 56 50 47 44 41 RH..............60 64 68 74 75 76 20 FT WIND......N 10 N 9 N 9 N 8 N 8 NE 8 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 10 10 10 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-62. MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1400-3300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3900-5300 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 17 TO 25 MPH DECREASING TO 13 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........36 27 22 22 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............41 51 57 59 RH..............77 58 38 28 20 FT WIND......NE 8G10 NE 8G10 NE 9G15 NE 8G10 $$ FORECASTER...HOPKINS REQUESTED BY...CORY HENRY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130508.SANDH.01/FGF