FNUS73 KFGF 071431 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR WENGELER...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 931 AM CDT THU MAY 7 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 07. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... UPDATE TO FCST AFTER VERBAL CONSULT...THICK OVERCAST CLOUD COVER WILL PERSIST THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON AS SATELLITE PHOTOGRAPHY DEPICTS PLENTY OF COVER WELL UPSTREAM INTO CANADA. WINDS OVER 20 MPH AT THIS TIME IS PERPLEXING...GIVEN THAT CLOUD COVER WOULD INHIBIT MIXING. NEVERTHELESS...GUIDANCE INDICATES SOME STRENGTHENING OF VELOCITIES THROUGH MID AFTERNOON SO IT'S LIKELY SUSTAINED SPEEDS WILL REMAIN NEAR OR JUST OVER 20 MPH WITH THE OCCASIONAL GUST TO 30 MPH. A BETTER DAY FOR FRIDAY...WITH WINDS IN THE 10 TO 15 MPH RANGE. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-64. MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 22 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 30 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4900-6300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 22 TO 29 MPH. TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........88 88 90 90 88 84 78 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............55 58 59 60 61 61 61 RH..............60 55 51 49 46 43 45 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..19 19 21 20 18 18 16 20 FT WIND GUST.28 28 30 30 28 25 25 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....31-36. MAX HUMIDITY........84-89 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING HEIGHT.......6300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400-1400 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 13 TO 21 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 13 TO 14 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........72 67 66 68 67 64 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............60 54 46 41 37 34 RH..............35 41 53 62 72 85 20 FT WIND......NW 14 NW 11 N 9 N 7 N 6 N 6 20 FT WIND GUST.25 20 15 10 10 10 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....46-51. MIN HUMIDITY........41-46 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......1400-3300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3700-5200 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 13 TO 18 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........63 65 68 69 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............33 39 45 48 RH..............89 70 55 47 20 FT WIND......N 7G10 N 9G15 N 11G20 N 11G20 $$ FORECASTER...WJB REQUESTED BY...CHRIS ROED TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090507.WENGE.01/FGF