FNUS73 KFGF 011341 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR PROULX...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 841 AM CDT FRI MAY 1 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 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.....49-54. MIN HUMIDITY........48-53 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......700-2000 FT AGL EARLY RISING TO 3100-4300 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 5500-6800 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 6100 FT AGL LATE. MIXING WINDS........WEST 7 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 22 TO 28 MPH. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........86 87 87 87 86 85 83 82 WEATHER COV..... ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............44 46 48 49 50 51 51 51 RH..............70 63 60 58 55 53 56 61 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 9 9 9 9 8 7 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 15 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-37. MAX HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3000-4300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 12 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO 8 TO 9 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........80 79 78 77 76 75 WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............50 46 42 39 37 35 RH..............63 67 71 75 77 79 20 FT WIND......NW 7 W 6 W 6 W 6 W 6 W 7 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-55. MIN HUMIDITY........41-46 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7200 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 9 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 20 TO 28 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........74 76 78 76 WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............34 41 49 52 RH..............80 70 55 46 20 FT WIND......W 7G10 W 8G10 W 8G15 NW 8G10 $$ FORECASTER...EWENS REQUESTED BY...PATRICK WAGNER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090501.PROUL.01/FGF