FNUS73 KFGF 231611 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR STEAL LEDGER...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 1111 AM CDT THU MAY 23 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 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.....63-68. MIN HUMIDITY........26-31 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500-6000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........EAST 12 TO 21 MPH DECREASING TO 8 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........8 8 7 6 5 5 4 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............61 62 64 64 65 65 65 RH..............36 35 32 32 31 31 31 20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE 20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 7 6 5 4 4 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 10 10 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-46. MAX HUMIDITY........67-72 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3700-5500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 7 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 20 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........4 6 8 12 15 19 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............64 58 52 48 44 43 RH..............34 42 52 60 68 72 20 FT WIND......NE 4 E 5 SE 6 SE 6 SE 7 SE 6 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.....65-70. MIN HUMIDITY........29-34 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000-5400 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 22 TO 26 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........23 28 37 58 WEATHER COV..... ISOLTD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV........ ISOLTD ISOLTD TEMP............48 61 67 64 RH..............60 40 34 41 20 FT WIND......SE 6G10 S 11G15 SE 13G20 SE 13G20 $$ FORECASTER...HOPKINS REQUESTED BY...CORY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130523.STEAL.01/FGF