FNUS73 KFGF 291341 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR LARSON...USFWS DETROIT LAKES NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 841 AM CDT FRI MAY 29 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MAY 29. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... EXPECT PARTLY SUNNY SKIES TO BEGIN THE AFTERNOON...WITH CLOUDS POSSIBLY INCREASING AS THE DAY MOVES FORWARD. LIGHT AND EXTREMELY VARIABLE WINDS DURING THE MORNING SHOULD BECOME A STURDY WEST TO SOUTHWEST AROUND THE PROPOSED IGNITION TIME. WITH RESPECT TO RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOOK FOR A DROP TO 25 OR 30 PERCENT...BUT COULD BE A BIT HIGHER IF THERE IS ENOUGH CLOUD COVER. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND STORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE APPROACHING COLD FRONT. ANY SHOWERS OR STORMS COULD CAUSE BREEZY...ERRATIC WINDS. A ROUGH GUESS WOULD PLACE THE FRONT IN SOUTHERN OTTER TAIL COUNTY AROUND MIDNIGHT...SO WINDS SHOULD NOT FLIP TO NORTHWEST UNTIL AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74. MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 7 TO 12 MPH BY EARLY AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS EARLY-MID AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8800-10500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 6 TO 13 MPH IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO WEST 16 TO 23 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING SHIFTING TO THE WEST 26 TO 32 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........49 50 51 54 57 60 63 64 WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW TEMP............62 65 67 69 70 71 71 71 RH..............50 40 35 34 33 32 33 36 20 FT WIND DIR..SW W W W W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..6 7 8 9 10 11 11 9 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 15 15 20 20 15 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-48. MAX HUMIDITY........73-78 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. MIXING HEIGHT.......9400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-700 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 24 TO 33 MPH BECOMING WEST 6 TO 15 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 9 TO 18 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AROUND 20 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........65 59 50 42 40 39 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE TEMP............70 65 57 52 49 46 RH..............37 47 59 69 72 75 20 FT WIND......W 8 W 5 W 5 NW 6 NW 7 NW 7 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 10 15 15 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70. MIN HUMIDITY........26-31 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5800-7700 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 20 TO 24 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........30 31 27 35 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............46 55 63 67 RH..............78 55 34 31 20 FT WIND......NW 7G15 N 10G15 NW 9G15 NW 8G15 $$ FORECASTER...WJB REQUESTED BY...LINDY MCNEILUS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090529.LARSO.01/FGF