FNUS73 KFGF 011348 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR SOUTH WEST BECKER...USFWS DETROIT LAKES NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 848 AM CDT FRI MAY 1 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 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.....50-55. MIN HUMIDITY........38-43 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4200 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 9000-9300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 3600 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........WEST 9 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 28 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 24 TO 30 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........81 81 81 81 80 79 78 WEATHER COV..... ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............47 49 50 51 52 52 52 RH..............58 52 50 45 43 45 50 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W NW 20 FT WIND SPD..11 11 11 11 11 10 10 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 15 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....33-38. MAX HUMIDITY........76-81 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-700 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 9 TO 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 8 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........77 75 74 73 72 72 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............51 47 43 40 38 36 RH..............52 57 63 68 72 77 20 FT WIND......NW 9 NW 8 W 7 W 6 W 6 W 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 10 10 10 10 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-57. MIN HUMIDITY........37-42 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6300-6900 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 9 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 30 TO 36 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........72 72 72 73 WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............35 43 51 54 RH..............81 66 51 42 20 FT WIND......SW 7G10 W 10G15 W 12G20 NW 11G15 $$ FORECASTER...EWENS REQUESTED BY...LINDY MCNEILUS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090501.SOUTH.01/FGF