FNUS73 KFGF 051255 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR HEARTLAND INVESTMENT...USFWS FERGUS FALLS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 755 AM CDT TUE MAY 5 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON MAY 05. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... LOW PRESSURE WEST OF DEVILS LAKE NORTH DAKOTA WILL MOVE NORTHEAST INTO MANITOBA BY THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTH WINDS OUT AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM WILL GRADUALLY TURN SOUTHWEST BY LATE MORNING AND THEN MORE WEST IN DIRECTION BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. WIND SPEEDS WILL AVERAGE 15 TO 20 MPH WITH A FEW HIGHER GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. CLOUDS WILL BE AROUND MOST OF THE DAY...WITH SOME BREAKS OF SUN. THIS MORNING WILL SEE SCATTERED SHOWERS BUT RAINFALL WILL BE LIGHT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY THIS AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-69. MIN HUMIDITY........38-43 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH THIS MORNING WILL BECOME SOUTHWEST BY LATE MORNING AND THEN MORE WEST DURING THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5700-6800 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 21 TO 23 MPH. TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........64 61 59 57 56 55 54 WEATHER COV.....ISO WEATHER TYPE....RW TEMP............61 64 65 66 67 67 67 RH..............54 49 47 45 43 43 43 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..15 15 14 14 12 11 9 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 25 20 20 20 15 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-47. MAX HUMIDITY........84-89 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......3500-5100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1900 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........WEST 13 TO 22 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........54 53 54 54 54 54 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............66 61 55 51 48 46 RH..............44 52 63 73 82 88 20 FT WIND......W 8 W 6 SW 5 S 5 S 4 SW 3 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 10 5 5 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-72. MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 11 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8200-8500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO 16 TO 23 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........54 53 51 49 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............45 55 65 69 RH..............89 61 46 36 20 FT WIND......SW 4G5 W 7G10 W 12G20 W 14G25 $$ FORECASTER...RIDDLE REQUESTED BY...TROY BOSCHEE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090505.HEART.01/FGF