FNUS73 KFGF 281927 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR KNOBEL LAKE...USFWS FERGUS FALLS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 227 PM CDT THU MAY 28 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 CDT ON MAY 28. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WE'RE EXPECTING SUNSHINE TO DOMINATE MOST OF THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON. BUT THERE IS SOME LOWER CLOUDINESS TO THE NORTH WHICH COULD JUST SLIP OVER THE BURN AREA IN 2 TO 3 HRS POSSIBLY PRODUCING A THUNDERSTORM. WINDS SHOULD STAY STEADY OUT OF THE NORTH APPROACHING 15 MPH...BUT COULD GUST BRIEFLY TO 25 OR 30 MPH IF A THUNDERSTORM MATERIALIZES. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77. MIN HUMIDITY........33-38 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8800-8900 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 2 TO 8 MPH INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 12 TO 20 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........46 49 52 54 56 58 WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW TEMP............72 72 73 74 74 72 RH..............44 43 40 38 39 40 20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD..7 10 12 14 12 10 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 20 20 20 15 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50. MAX HUMIDITY........79-84 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING HEIGHT.......3600-5200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-600 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 15 TO 24 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST 3 TO 12 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........60 62 62 63 64 62 WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD ISOLTD S CHC ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............70 65 59 55 51 48 RH..............41 47 55 63 70 78 20 FT WIND......N 8 N 7 N 7 N 6 NE 5 E 3 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 5 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74. MIN HUMIDITY........31-36 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8400-8800 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 3 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO WEST 14 TO 23 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 25 TO 32 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........59 51 46 49 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............48 58 67 71 RH..............84 70 52 35 20 FT WIND......SE 3G5 S 7G10 W 12G15 W 12G15 $$ FORECASTER...WJB REQUESTED BY...TROY BOSCHEE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090528.KNOBE.01/FGF