FNUS73 KFGF 211700 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR MALMBERG...THE NATURE CONSERVANCY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 1200 PM CDT TUE APR 21 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 CDT ON APRIL 21. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION UPDATES... TOOK A LOOK AT THE FORECAST ISSUED BY THE PREVIOUS FORECASTER AND UPDATED THE RH VALUES THROUGH TONIGHT...WHICH ARE BELOW. .PREVIOUS DISCUSSION... ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE EAST OF FOSSTON TODAY. EXPECT NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS...AND INCREASING CLOUD COVER THROUGHOUT THE DAY. VERY LITTLE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED WITH THE SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. BASICALLY...IT DOES NOT LOOK LIKE IT WILL GET AS DRY AS PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60. MIN HUMIDITY........47-52 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......6500-7700 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 16 TO 23 MPH. TIME (CDT) 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........40 52 56 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TEMP............52 56 57 RH..............60 54 53 20 FT WIND......NW 17 NW 20 N 18 20 FT WIND GUST.20 25 25 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....29-34. MAX HUMIDITY........81-86 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......6300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 14 TO 23 MPH DECREASING TO 10 TO 13 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........50 47 43 40 41 44 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............56 49 43 39 35 33 RH..............56 63 72 79 81 84 20 FT WIND......N 18 N 16 N 13 N 8 N 3 N 2 20 FT WIND GUST.25 20 15 10 5 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-64. MIN HUMIDITY........28-33 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 11 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000-4600 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 9 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 8 TO 17 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 18 TO 25 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........48 51 53 53 51 47 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............31 37 47 55 60 61 RH..............86 64 49 38 35 35 20 FT WIND......NE 2 E 6 SE 10 S 14 S 15 S 16 20 FT WIND GUST.5 15 20 25 25 $$ FORECASTER...GROCHOCINSKI REQUESTED BY...MATT MECKLENBURG TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090421.MALMB.01/FGF