FNUS73 KFGF 241330 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR RUSTAD LAKE...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 830 AM CDT FRI MAY 24 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MAY 24. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS SHOULD BE AROUND 10 MPH NEAR IGNITION TIME WITH AN INCREASE TO NEAR 15 MPH SHORTLY THEREAFTER...REMAINING STEADY FROM THERE ON. LOOKING AT A MAINLY DRY DAY BUT WITH AN INCREASING SHIELD OF MID LEVEL CLOUDS AS THE AFTERNOON PROGRESSES. RIGHT NOW SHOWER CHANCES LOOK TO BE AROUND 20 PERCENT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS LATER IN THE AFTERNOON. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS LATER IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-69. MIN HUMIDITY........31-36 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS NEAR A THUNDERSTORM SHOULD ONE DEVELOP. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000-4600 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 17 TO 26 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 29 TO 32 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........35 37 40 47 55 64 72 80 WEATHER COV..... ISO SCT SCT SCT WEATHER TYPE.... TSM RW RW RW TEMP............59 62 63 64 65 65 66 66 RH..............38 36 36 36 36 38 43 49 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE S S S SE 20 FT WIND SPD..14 16 16 15 14 14 12 11 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 25 25 25 20 20 15 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-55. MAX HUMIDITY........83-88 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......2700-3700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 700-1700 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 28 TO 37 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........87 94 97 98 99 99 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............65 61 56 54 53 52 RH..............56 67 76 80 84 88 20 FT WIND......SE 10 SE 11 SE 11 SE 11 SE 10 SE 9 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 20 15 15 15 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-66. MIN HUMIDITY........59-64 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......1400-3200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3200-3800 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 21 TO 28 MPH DECREASING TO 14 TO 18 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........97 92 85 77 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............52 57 61 63 RH..............88 79 71 64 20 FT WIND......SE 9G15 SE 11G15 SE 11G20 SE 14G20 $$ FORECASTER...WJB REQUESTED BY...LINDY MCNEILUS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130524.RUSTA.01/FGF