FNUS73 KFGF 052055 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR TRAINING...NATURE CONSERVANCY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 355 PM CDT MON AUG 5 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1605 CDT ON AUGUST 05. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON WILL SUBSIDE BY EARLY EVENING...WITH LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS EXPECTED BY MID-EVENING. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY BECOME SOUTHERLY BY EARLY TUESDAY BUT REMAIN LIGHT. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 90 PERCENT OVERNIGHT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAY BEGIN TO APPROACH DURING THE PREDAWN HOURS AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES...WITH BETTER RAIN CHANCES ON TUESDAY. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE NIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....57-62. MAX HUMIDITY........89-94 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......3300-4800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........WEST 8 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 0 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. TIME (CDT) 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM SKY (%).........20 23 26 29 32 35 39 44 49 54 59 64 WEATHER COV..... ISO ISO ISO SCT SCT SCT WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW TSTM COV........ ISO ISO ISO SCT SCT SCT TEMP............76 74 71 69 66 64 63 61 60 59 59 59 RH..............48 51 56 60 67 72 75 81 86 90 92 94 20 FT WIND DIR..NW N NE NE E SE S S S S S SW 20 FT WIND SPD..6 4 1 0 1 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80. MIN HUMIDITY........54-59 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5200-6200 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO WEST 16 TO 25 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 26 TO 31 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........67 71 68 61 WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV........LIKELY LIKELY CHANCE CHANCE TEMP............60 67 76 76 RH..............93 80 62 60 20 FT WIND......SW 5G10 SW 9G15 W 9G15 N 15G20 $$ FORECASTER...MAKOWSKI REQUESTED BY...ERIC HOFF TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130805.TRAIN.01/FGF