FNUS73 KFGF 221210 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR LEJEUNE...USFWS FERGUS FALLS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 710 AM CDT FRI MAY 22 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON MAY 22. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... THE 9 AM BURN TIME SHOULD SEE BREEZY WINDS OUT OF THE SOUTH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH. SKIES WILL BE PARTLY SUNNY WITH INCREASING POTENTIAL FOR DRIER AIR TO MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE. NOON TIME SHOULD SEE WIND REMAIN BREEZY...TURN SLIGHTLY TO SOUTHWEST...AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY DROP TO 30 TO 35 PERCENT. RH COULD BE HIGHER IF THERE IS ENOUGH CLOUD COVER. WINDS WILL BE GREATEST AND FROM THE SOUTHWEST AROUND 2 PM WITH RH DROPPING TO 25 TO 30 PERCENT IF THERE IS ENOUGH SUN. WINDS COULD THEN LIGHTEN AND BECOME ALMOST WEST NEAR 5 PM. THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND STORMS DURING THE EVENING AS THE COLD FRONT NEARS THE FERGUS FALLS AREA. THINK MOST SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL BE FARTHER NORTH TOWARDS THE BEMIDJI AREA. ANY STORMS COULD CAUSE SMALL HAIL AND ERRATIC WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. WINDS WILL NOT LIKELY SHIFT TO NORTHWEST UNTIL MID TO LATE EVENING. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73. MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5600-5800 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 9 TO 18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 16 TO 21 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........40 41 43 44 46 48 52 56 60 63 66 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............49 53 56 60 63 66 68 69 70 70 70 RH..............58 50 47 43 36 33 32 29 28 29 32 20 FT WIND DIR..SE S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..10 11 12 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 12 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 20 20 20 20 25 25 20 20 20 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-46. MAX HUMIDITY........78-83 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 5 TO 9 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING HEIGHT.......4200-5600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-900 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 16 TO 18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 17 TO 25 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN DECREASING TO 14 TO 15 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........66 59 48 36 28 22 WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............69 63 55 51 47 44 RH..............33 45 60 72 75 80 20 FT WIND......SW 10 S 6 SW 5 NW 5 N 6 N 8 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 10 15 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-72. MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5400-5700 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 6 TO 13 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........16 11 9 12 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............43 55 65 69 RH..............83 51 31 30 20 FT WIND......N 9G15 N 8G15 N 6G10 N 5G10 $$ FORECASTER...GROCHOCINSKI REQUESTED BY...TROY BOSCHEE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090522.LEJEU.01/FGF