FNUS73 KFGF 231253 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR PICHE TRACT...NATURE CONSERVANCY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 753 AM CDT THU MAY 23 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 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 ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY FROM MID- MORNING INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON. WITH THE DRY EASTERLY FLOW...RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED TO FALL TO AROUND 25 PERCENT OR A BIT BELOW. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-68. MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5300-5600 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........EAST 17 TO 25 MPH DECREASING TO 9 TO 13 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........7 7 7 6 6 5 4 4 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............59 61 63 63 64 65 65 65 RH..............39 35 33 31 29 28 26 27 20 FT WIND DIR..E NE NE NE NE NE E E 20 FT WIND SPD..8 7 7 6 4 3 3 3 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45. MAX HUMIDITY........71-76 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3500-5200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 9 TO 18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 20 TO 21 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........4 6 9 13 15 18 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............63 55 48 44 43 42 RH..............29 38 51 63 73 74 20 FT WIND......E 4 E 5 E 6 SE 6 SE 7 SE 7 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 10 10 10 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-69. MIN HUMIDITY........31-36 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......700-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3200-4900 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 4300-5500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 3100 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 18 TO 24 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........21 27 37 56 WEATHER COV..... ISOLTD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV........ ISOLTD ISOLTD TEMP............47 59 66 64 RH..............65 43 36 41 20 FT WIND......S 6G10 S 10G15 SE 12G20 SE 13G20 $$ FORECASTER...MAKOWSKI REQUESTED BY...MATT MECKLENBURG TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130523.PICHE.01/FGF