FNUS73 KFGF 051237 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR RYDELL...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 737 AM CDT TUE MAY 5 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MAY 05. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE FROM WEST OF DEVILS LAKE NORTHEAST INTO SOUTHWEST MANITOBA TODAY. SOUTHERLY WINDS AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM WILL BE OVER THE BURN AREA THIS MORNING AND AS THE LOW HEADS INTO CANADA...OUR WINDS WILL TURN MORE SOUTHWEST IN DIRECTION AS WE HEAD INTO EARLY AFTERNOON...AND TURN A BIT MORE WEST BY LATE THIS AFTEROON. WIND SPEEDS WILL AVERAGE AROUND 15 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS AROUND 20 MPH AT TIMES. THERE WILL BE A COUPLE OF SHOWERS AROUND THIS MORNING AND POSSIBLY AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON WITH AN ISOLATED CHANCE FOR A THUNDERSTORM. CLOUDS SHOULD HOLD THE MAJORITY OF THE DAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-66. MIN HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH THIS MORNING...BECOMING SOUTHWEST EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN WEST LATE. AROUND 20 MPH MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5900-7200 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 20 TO 29 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 14 TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........78 76 75 74 72 70 69 67 WEATHER COV.....SCT SCT SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............57 59 61 62 62 63 63 63 RH..............62 57 53 52 52 50 50 50 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S SW SW SW SW W 20 FT WIND SPD..12 15 15 15 15 11 10 10 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 22 20 15 15 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-46. MAX HUMIDITY........84-89 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......6600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 8 TO 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 6 TO 7 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........65 61 57 54 52 52 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............62 58 52 49 46 44 RH..............52 59 72 80 85 89 20 FT WIND......SW 9 SW 8 S 6 S 5 S 5 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 10 10 10 10 .WEDNESDAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-69. MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM TEMP............43 53 62 66 RH..............86 66 48 40 20 FT WIND......SW 5G10 SW 7G10 W 11G20 W 14G20 $$ FORECASTER...RIDDLE REQUESTED BY...PATRICK WAGNER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090505.RYDEL.02/FGF