FNUS73 KFGF 101439 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR ULEN 29...MN DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 839 AM CST TUE NOV 10 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CST ON NOVEMBER 10. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... EXPECT A WARM AND SUNNY DAY AS SOUTHERLY WINDS INCREASE AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING TROUGH/COLD FRONT CURRENTLY IN CENTRAL MONTANA. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM UP TO THE UPPER 50S...NEARLY 20 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THE WINDS WILL PEAK DURING THE AFTERNOON AROUND 20 TO 25 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. THE SOUTH WIND COULD HAVE A SLIGHT COMPONENT FROM THE EAST. THE SUNNY SKIES AND MIXING OF DRIER AIR ALOFT SHOULD SEND RELATIVE HUMIDITY TO A MINIMUM NEAR 35 PERCENT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-59. MIN HUMIDITY........32-37 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 1800 FT AGL AFTER NOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 6 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 MPH. TIME (CST) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........6 7 7 7 7 8 10 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............44 49 52 55 56 56 53 RH..............53 48 45 40 37 41 49 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..15 17 18 20 21 20 17 20 FT WIND GUST.25 30 30 30 31 32 27 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-41. MAX HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 14 TO 19 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 31 TO 37 MPH DECREASING TO 17 TO 26 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........14 29 47 62 71 75 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP............50 46 44 42 41 40 RH..............53 58 66 71 75 81 20 FT WIND......S 14 S 14 S 15 S 17 S 17 S 15 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 25 25 25 25 .VETERANS DAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....51-56. MIN HUMIDITY........54-59 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1800-2700 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 13 TO 22 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AROUND 12 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........75 65 56 65 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE RAIN RAIN TEMP............39 40 49 53 RH..............85 76 66 59 20 FT WIND......S 14G25 S 14G25 S 14G20 S 10G15 $$ FORECASTER...DK REQUESTED BY...ERIK ANTHONISEN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20091110.ULEN2.01/FGF