FNUS73 KFGF 141848 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR GLACIAL RIDGE NWR...THE NATURE CONSERVANCY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 148 PM CDT THU MAY 14 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MAY 14. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... ALTHOUGH...IT STILL LOOKS LIKE CLOUDS WILL THIN A BIT THIS AFTERNOON...HUMIDITIES WILL STOP SHORT OF PREVIOUS FORECAST. SO THIS UPDATE REFLECTS A INCREASE OF ABOUT 10 PERCENT IN HUMIDITY MINIMA. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....47-52. MIN HUMIDITY........53-58 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST UP TO 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......3600-3900 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 8 TO 10 MPH. TIME (CDT) 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........74 61 49 42 41 44 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............35 41 47 48 49 49 RH..............75 72 67 61 58 59 20 FT WIND DIR..NW W SW SW S SE 20 FT WIND SPD..5 4 3 3 4 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-42. MAX HUMIDITY........83-88 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-3000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-700 FT AGL LATE IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 8 TO 16 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........48 53 58 63 69 74 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............49 47 44 42 40 39 RH..............61 65 68 71 76 83 20 FT WIND......SE 6 SE 7 SE 9 SE 10 SE 10 S 10 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 15 20 20 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-58. MIN HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4700-5400 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 13 TO 22 MPH INCREASING TO NORTHWEST AROUND 35 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........78 84 85 77 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............39 46 52 55 RH..............88 72 55 57 20 FT WIND......S 10G15 SW 9G15 W 10G15 W 15G25 $$ FORECASTER...WJB REQUESTED BY...JASON EKSTEIN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090514.GLACI.01/FGF