FNUS73 KFGF 231735 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR FITZPATRICK...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 1235 PM CDT THU MAY 23 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 CDT ON MAY 23. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST TODAY...WITH ABUNDANT SUNSHINE AND SEASONABLY COOL TEMPERATURES. WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE FROM THE EAST TO NORTHEAST AT AROUND 5 TO 10 MPH. SOME SLIGHTLY HIGHER WIND SPEEDS IN THE 10 TO 15 MPH RANGE ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY FROM LATE MORNING INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON. WITH THE DRY EASTERLY FLOW...RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE 25 TO 30 PERCENT RANGE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-67. MIN HUMIDITY........28-33 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTH UP TO 5 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5300-5800 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........EAST 7 TO 13 MPH. TIME (CDT) 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........10 10 9 8 7 7 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............61 62 63 64 64 63 RH..............36 35 34 33 33 33 20 FT WIND DIR..NE N N N NE NE 20 FT WIND SPD..4 4 5 5 4 3 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 10 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-47. MAX HUMIDITY........67-72 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING HEIGHT.......3500-5200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 100-1800 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 7 TO 12 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........6 7 9 12 15 19 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............61 56 51 49 45 44 RH..............35 44 56 63 70 72 20 FT WIND......E 3 E 6 SE 7 SE 7 SE 8 SE 7 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 10 10 10 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-72. MIN HUMIDITY........31-36 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500-4900 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 12 TO 18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 21 TO 24 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........23 29 39 62 WEATHER COV..... ISOLTD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV........ ISOLTD ISOLTD TEMP............48 62 69 66 RH..............63 41 36 43 20 FT WIND......SE 7G10 SE 12G20 SE 15G20 S 15G20 $$ FORECASTER...HOPKINS REQUESTED BY...STEVE SCHUMACHER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130523.FITZP.01/FGF