FNUS73 KFGF 221255 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR RYDELL...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 755 AM CDT WED APR 22 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 CDT ON APRIL 22. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE AREA WILL BRING SUNNY SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS DURING THE MORNING HOURS. THE HIGH WILL SHIFT EASTWARD DURING THE DAY... SETTING UP SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW FOR THE AFTERNOON HOURS. WINDS WILL BECOME FAIRLY BREEZY DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON TO EARLY EVENING HOURS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-61. MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 7 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2600-3400 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 3 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 5 TO 13 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO 15 TO 17 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........54 61 64 63 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............49 55 58 58 RH..............46 36 31 30 20 FT WIND......SE 3 S 7 S 9 S 12 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 15 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-49. MAX HUMIDITY........68-73 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. MIXING HEIGHT.......1600-3500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1200-1300 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 20 TO 29 MPH INCREASING TO 28 TO 31 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........62 54 44 36 34 35 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............57 54 51 50 48 47 RH..............31 41 47 54 60 68 20 FT WIND......S 13 SE 13 SE 13 SE 14 SE 16 SE 16 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 20 20 20 .THURSDAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-72. MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 9 TO 14 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM TEMP............46 51 58 65 68 69 RH..............73 63 53 45 42 42 20 FT WIND......SE 15 S 17 S 18 S 18 SW 16 SW 15 20 FT WIND GUST.20 25 25 25 20 20 $$ FORECASTER...SPEICHER REQUESTED BY...PATRICK WAGNER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090422.RYDEL.01/FGF