FNUS73 KFGF 291156 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR WASVICK...USFWS FERGUS FALLS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 656 AM CDT FRI MAY 29 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 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. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND OUT OF WEST OR SOUTHWEST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. RELATIVE HUMIDITY SHOULD 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........25-30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7800-9200 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........EAST AROUND 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 21 TO 29 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AROUND 32 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........49 49 50 50 50 52 54 56 58 60 WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW TEMP............57 60 63 65 68 69 70 71 71 71 RH..............60 54 49 38 32 32 31 30 31 34 20 FT WIND DIR..NW W W W W W W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..3 4 5 6 8 9 11 11 11 9 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 10 15 15 20 20 20 15 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-51. MAX HUMIDITY........72-77 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. MIXING HEIGHT.......8700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-900 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 26 TO 35 MPH BECOMING WEST 16 TO 22 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST 3 TO 10 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING INCREASING TO NORTH 18 TO 26 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT INCREASING TO AROUND 28 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........60 55 47 41 40 40 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE TEMP............70 65 58 54 51 49 RH..............35 45 58 68 70 74 20 FT WIND......W 8 W 5 W 3 NW 3 NW 5 NW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 5 5 10 10 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73. MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-2800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6500-7700 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 20 TO 29 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........31 32 27 34 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............49 58 66 70 RH..............77 54 33 30 20 FT WIND......N 6G10 N 11G20 NW 10G15 NW 9G15 $$ FORECASTER...GROCHOCINSKI REQUESTED BY...TROY BOSCHEE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090529.WASVI.01/FGF