FNUS73 KFGF 011350 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR MICKELSON...USFWS FERGUS FALLS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 850 AM CDT FRI MAY 1 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 CDT ON MAY 01. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... AT THE SURFACE A BROAD AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE ROCKIES AND LOW PRESSURE OVER ONTARIO WILL PROVIDE A WEAK NORTHWEST FLOW TODAY. AS THE DAY PROGRESSES AND MIXING INCREASES WINDS ALOFT WILL BEGIN TO MIX DOWN INCREASING THE SURFACE WIND A BIT AND FIRMING UP THE DIRECTION. UNTIL LATE MORNING EXPECT FAIRLY LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. 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. SATURDAY WILL BE A VERY SIMILAR DAY TO FRIDAY...AS THE OVERALL WEATHER PATTERN. SUNDAY SHOULD BE A BIT WARMER AND DRIER. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....51-56. MIN HUMIDITY........34-39 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 8100-10000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 5200 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 26 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 23 TO 30 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO AROUND 17 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........75 76 76 77 77 76 WEATHER COV.....ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............50 51 52 53 53 53 RH..............49 47 42 39 40 43 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..14 14 12 12 11 10 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 15 15 15 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-37. MAX HUMIDITY........74-79 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900-2700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........WEST 7 TO 12 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........76 73 70 67 67 67 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............52 48 43 40 37 35 RH..............44 51 59 66 70 75 20 FT WIND......W 9 W 8 W 7 W 6 W 5 W 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 10 10 10 10 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-62. MIN HUMIDITY........31-36 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8200-9900 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 8 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 28 TO 31 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........67 66 65 69 WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............34 44 55 59 RH..............79 60 43 36 20 FT WIND......W 6G10 W 10G15 W 14G20 W 11G15 $$ FORECASTER...EWENS REQUESTED BY...TROY BOSCHEE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090501.MICKE.01/FGF