FNUS73 KFGF 011331 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR EAST VALLEY WF...USFWS AGR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 831 AM CDT THU APR 1 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0758 CDT ON APRIL 01. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... LOW PRESSURE MOVING OUT OF THE CENTRAL PLAINS WILL CONTINUE TO GENERATE AN EASTERLY FLOW OVER THE REGION TODAY. THERE WILL BE A RISK OF SHOWERS OVER WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA WITH RAIN LIKELY IN THE NORTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY AND DEVILS LAKE BASIN. NORTHWEST MINNESOTA WILL BE IN THE TRANSITION ZONE BETWEEN STEADIER RAINS AND SHOWERS. DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF A DRY HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM TO THE EAST OF THE REGION A DRY LOW LEVEL EASTERLY FLOW WILL MAKE THE AFTERNOON MINIMUM RH FORECAST ESPECIALLY DIFFICULT. THE LOWEST RH'S THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE WHERE PRECIPITATION HAS NOT YET FORMED AND THE THREAT FOR SHOWERS IS THE LOWEST. THIS WILL GENERALLY BE OVER WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA. DISPERSION WILL IMPROVE SOMEWHAT AS WINDS IN THE LOWER ATMOSPHERE CONTINUE TO INCREASE. AS THE LOW MOVES ACROSS WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA THIS EVENING THERE IS A RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS. AS THE LOW CONTINUES NORTH AND EAST WINDS WILL TURN NORTHERLY...THEN DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. A SECONDARY COLD FRONT BEHIND THE LOW WILL VEER WINDS TO THE WEST FRIDAY BEFORE TURNING NORTH LATE FRIDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-58. MIN HUMIDITY........42-47 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1500-3300 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 1200 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........EAST 6 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 17 TO 23 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........EAST 6 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 17 TO 23 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........96 97 98 98 99 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE....RN RN RN RN RN RN RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............36 38 40 42 44 47 50 52 54 55 55 55 RH..............73 73 70 66 64 58 54 51 48 47 47 47 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 6 6 7 8 10 11 14 14 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 15 15 20 20 20 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....34-39. MAX HUMIDITY........91-96 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-1900 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 25 TO 32 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 25 TO 28 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 25 TO 32 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 25 TO 28 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........100 100 100 100 100 100 WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............54 48 44 42 39 37 RH..............48 62 76 80 86 91 20 FT WIND......NE 15 NE 16 NE 16 NE 15 NE 14 NE 12 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 25 25 20 20 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN OR SNOW LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....42-47. MIN HUMIDITY........74-79 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-2700 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 23 TO 32 MPH. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 23 TO 32 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........100 90 80 81 WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP............36 38 42 44 RH..............95 92 83 79 20 FT WIND......NE 10G15 N 10G15 NW 10G15 NW 10G15 $$ FORECASTER...EWENS REQUESTED BY...DARRIN TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20100401.EASTV.01/FGF