FNUS73 KFGF 011327 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR HITTERDAL...USFWS DL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 827 AM CDT THU APR 1 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 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 ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON AS THE LOW MOVES CLOSER TO THE FORECAST AREA. 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.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-63. MIN HUMIDITY........33-38 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1700-2500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 8 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........76 74 73 75 78 81 86 90 WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............51 53 56 58 59 60 60 60 RH..............48 44 38 38 39 41 46 46 20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE 20 FT WIND SPD..11 12 14 14 15 16 16 16 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 25 25 25 25 25 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-42. MAX HUMIDITY........89-94 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1400 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 16 TO 25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AROUND 14 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........93 96 97 98 100 100 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............58 52 48 45 42 41 RH..............49 62 76 79 85 90 20 FT WIND......NE 16 NE 15 NE 14 NE 11 E 10 S 9 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 20 20 15 15 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. MAX TEMPERATURE.....44-49. MIN HUMIDITY........71-76 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........100 92 84 85 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP............39 41 44 46 RH..............94 88 81 76 20 FT WIND......SW 9G15 W 9G15 NW 9G15 NW 10G15 $$ FORECASTER...EWENS REQUESTED BY...LINDY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100401.HITTE.01/FGF