FNUS73 KFGF 161331 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR HEADQUARTERS...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 831 AM CDT THU MAY 16 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 16. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... .INCREASING CLOUD COVER AS THE DAY GOES ON WITH MAX TEMPS IN THE LOW 70S FOR YOUR BURN. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10MPH WITH A EAST SOUTHEAST NUDGE IN THE WIND DIRECTION THIS AFTERNOON. RHS INTO THE LOW 30S BY BURN TIME WITH LITTLE DRYING THEREAFTER. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74. MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6800-8600 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 TO 12 MPH. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........42 46 50 54 58 62 66 70 75 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............65 69 70 71 71 71 71 71 70 RH..............40 35 33 32 32 32 32 34 35 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E SE SE E 20 FT WIND SPD..7 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 15 15 10 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-54. MAX HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......6700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 7 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 21 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........79 77 81 84 85 84 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV........ TEMP............69 63 58 56 54 52 RH..............37 44 53 62 69 74 20 FT WIND......E 6 E 6 E 6 E 7 E 7 E 8 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 15 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70. MIN HUMIDITY........51-56 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-2600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3400-5000 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 26 TO 35 MPH INCREASING TO 35 TO 37 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........83 81 81 84 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV........ TEMP............51 59 63 67 RH..............80 64 60 56 20 FT WIND......SE 9G15 SE 11G15 SE 13G20 SE 13G20 $$ FORECASTER...KAISER REQUESTED BY...CORY HENRY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130516.HEADQ.01/FGF