FNUS73 KFGF 121427 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR MAPLEWOOD SP ENTRANCE...MN DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 927 AM CDT WED JUN 12 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON JUNE 12. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A WEAKENING BAND OF RAINSHOWERS WILL MOVE INTO THE FIRE AREA BUT IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN FURTHER AND IS NOT FORECAST TO PRODUCE MEASUREABLE RAINFALL IN THE FORECAST AREA. HOWEVER THE RAIN FALLING INTOT HE DRY SUB-CLOUD LAYER MAY ADD SOME GUSTINESS AND VARIAIBILITY TO THE WIND DIRECTION. THE MEAN WIND DIRECTION WILL BE NORTH-NORTHEAST AND TURN MORE NORTHERLY AAS THE AFTERNOON PROGRESSES. AS INDICATED THE MIXING LAYER WINDS WILL INCREASE AS WELL...SO THE CURRENT FORECAST OF GUSTS TO 15 MPH MAY PROVE A BIT LOW...SO WE WILL MONITOR THE SITUATION. SHOULD THE FULL POTENTIAL BE REALIZED DUE TO MIXING FROM THE SHOWERS WIND GUSTS TO 22 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78. MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500-6900 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 7 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO 24 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........77 75 71 66 61 55 49 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............74 74 74 75 75 75 74 RH..............47 48 48 46 45 46 49 20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD..7 8 9 10 10 10 10 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 20 20 20 15 15 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-58. MAX HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......4200-6100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 16 TO 22 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........43 33 22 15 14 16 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............72 67 62 59 56 55 RH..............53 62 70 75 82 85 20 FT WIND......N 9 N 7 N 5 N 4 N 4 N 4 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 5 5 5 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78. MIN HUMIDITY........44-49 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5100-7000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........19 23 27 27 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............58 68 72 75 RH..............79 62 54 49 20 FT WIND......N 4G5 NE 3G5 E 3G5 SE 5G10 $$ FORECASTER...EWENS REQUESTED BY...ERIK ANTHONISEN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130612.MAPLE.01/FGF