FNUS73 KFGF 131155 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR UPPER MUD UNIT 7...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 655 AM CDT THU JUN 13 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON JUNE 13. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE REGION WILL BEGIN TO MOVE EAST TODAY...ALLOWING LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS THIS MORNING TO INCREASE OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST TO AROUND 5 TO 10 MPH BY EARLY AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL AGAIN CLIMB INTO THE 70S TODAY...WHICH WILL ALLOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES TO DROP INTO THE 35 TO 40 PERCENT RANGE BY AFTERNOON. SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT AND INCREASE BY TOMORROW INTO THE 10 TO 20 MPH RANGE AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHES THE AREA. NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TODAY BUT THERE WILL BE A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BY FRIDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78. MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5700-7100 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 6 TO 14 MPH. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........11 13 15 17 17 18 19 20 21 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............67 70 72 73 74 75 75 75 74 RH..............56 51 45 41 40 40 41 43 45 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..4 4 5 5 5 7 8 8 8 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-58. MAX HUMIDITY........85-90 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3600-5300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 6 TO 9 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........23 29 36 42 45 47 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............72 65 59 58 56 55 RH..............49 63 78 82 86 90 20 FT WIND......SE 8 E 5 E 5 SE 6 SE 6 SE 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY BECOMING CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76. MIN HUMIDITY........48-53 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2400-4100 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO 3000-4400 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 1600 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 8 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTH 21 TO 29 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 26 TO 32 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AROUND 21 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........50 58 68 83 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV........S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC TEMP............56 67 69 74 RH..............86 56 57 53 20 FT WIND......SE 7G10 SE 13G20 SE 13G20 SE 17G25 $$ FORECASTER...JR REQUESTED BY...ERIC J NELSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130613.UPPER.01/FGF