FNUS73 KFGF 281211 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR TOWNSEND...USFWS FERGUS FALLS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 711 AM CDT THU MAY 28 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MAY 28. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... EXPECT SUNNY SKIES AND WARM TEMPERATURES TODAY AS HIGH PRESSURE PUSHES INTO THE RED RIVER VALLEY BEHIND A WEAK COLD FRONT. AS OF 7 AM THIS MORNING...THE COLD FRONT ALREADY PASSED JAMESTOWN AND GRAND FORKS. BEST GUESS IS THAT THE FRONT...AND SUBSEQUENT WIND SHIFT TO A NORTHERLY WIND...SHOULD COME AROUND 10 OR 11 AM. OTHERWISE...WIND SPEEDS SHOULD BE LIGHT. THE GOOD MIXING AND SUNSHINE SHOULD MAKE FOR DRY RELATIVE HUMIDITY IN THE 30 PERCENT RANGE. SMOKE DISPERSION LOOKS GOOD...MAINLY DUE TO THE GOOD MIXING. THERE IS A CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS EVENING INTO TONIGHT. FRIDAY LOOKS SUNNY...WARM...AND DRY WITH WARM TEMPERATURES AND LIGHT NORTHWESTERLY WINDS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79. MIN HUMIDITY........32-37 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 6 TO 11 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7900-8000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 2 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 12 TO 18 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........28 27 26 26 26 25 26 26 28 30 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............54 59 64 67 71 73 75 76 76 76 RH..............68 60 56 48 45 43 39 37 38 40 20 FT WIND DIR..W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N 20 FT WIND SPD..3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 10 10 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-53. MAX HUMIDITY........74-79 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400-1900 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........EAST 15 TO 23 MPH DECREASING TO 7 TO 13 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........32 42 53 61 64 63 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............75 70 62 57 54 51 RH..............41 50 62 71 74 77 20 FT WIND......N 9 N 6 N 5 N 4 NE 4 NE 4 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 5 5 5 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77. MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 6 TO 11 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9200 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 3 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 13 TO 18 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO WEST 23 TO 32 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........60 52 46 48 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............51 61 70 74 RH..............79 53 38 35 20 FT WIND......E 3G5 SW 5G10 W 8G15 W 10G15 $$ FORECASTER...GROCHOCINSKI REQUESTED BY...TROY BOSCHEE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090528.TOWNS.01/FGF