FNUS73 KFGF 011641 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR KETTLEDRUMMER PRAIRIE...NATURE CONSERVANCY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 1141 AM CDT FRI MAY 1 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1445 CDT ON MAY 01. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A NORTHWEST FLOW IN THE UPPER ATMOSPHERE WILL CONTINUE A COOL AND DAMP WEATHER PATTERN THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. TODAY AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL SPREAD ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS ACROSS THE REGION...ESPECIALLY IN THE AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-58. MIN HUMIDITY........42-47 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4100 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 6400 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 8600-10100 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 6900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 3600 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 22 TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO AROUND 17 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........75 76 76 WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............51 54 55 RH..............51 48 47 20 FT WIND......W 14 W 15 W 15 20 FT WIND GUST.20 25 25 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....33-38. MAX HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-400 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 8 TO 12 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........76 74 71 69 68 68 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............54 49 44 41 38 36 RH..............49 59 65 73 79 81 20 FT WIND......NW 12 W 8 W 6 W 7 W 7 W 6 20 FT WIND GUST.25 20 15 10 10 10 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60. MIN HUMIDITY........32-37 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3400 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 5700 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 8100-9700 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 6700 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 9 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 29 TO 31 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........69 68 67 67 69 71 WEATHER COV..... ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............35 40 47 53 56 57 RH..............80 66 57 45 39 38 20 FT WIND......W 7 W 9 W 12 W 14 W 12 NW 10 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 20 20 15 $$ FORECASTER...SPEICHER REQUESTED BY...MATT MECKLENBURG TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090501.KETTL.01/FGF