FNUS73 KFGF 251132 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR D EAST...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 632 AM CDT SUN APR 25 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 CDT ON APRIL 25. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... CLOUDY SKIES AND RAIN SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH AT LEAST THIS MORNING. MORNING RAINFALL SHOULD TOTAL NEAR 0.05" OR LESS. THIS WILL PRODUCE COOL TEMPERATURES AND ELEVATED RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE REST OF THE MORNING. SHOWERS WILL BECOME MUCH LESS FREQUENT THIS AFTERNOON. THEREFORE...RELATIVE HUMIDITY SHOULD FINALLY DECREASE A BIT AFTER NOON...BUT STILL ONLY GET DOWN TO ABOUT 55 PERCENT. THAT FORECAST COULD BE OPTIMISTIC SINCE THE SKIES WILL REMAIN CLOUDY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...SO THE RH MINIMUM COULD END UP BEING ANOTHER 5 TO 10 PERCENT HIGHER. EXPECT LIGHT WINDS FROM THE NORTHEAST. THE CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN ND CONTINUES INTO MONDAY. THEREFORE...MONDAY LOOKS LIKE ANOTHER COOL DAY UNDER MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES. RELATIVE HUMIDITY SHOULD BE ELEVATED. HOWEVER...THE BOUNDARY BETWEEN THE CLOUDS AND SUN IS CURRENTLY FORECASTED TO SIT TO THE IMMEDIATE EAST OF THE BURN SITE. THERE COULD BE A SHARP BOUNDARY BETWEEN ELEVATED AND DRY RH FROM THE BURN SITE TO ABERCROMBIE. FUTURE MODEL GUIDANCE COULD POSITION THIS BOUNDARY FARTHER WEST...SO THERE IS STILL A POSSIBILITY THAT THE LISBON AREA COULD END UP IN THE SUNNY AND DRY ZONE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. OCCASIONAL RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-61. MIN HUMIDITY........51-56 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. TIME (CDT) 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........77 76 76 76 77 79 WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............56 57 57 58 58 58 RH..............68 66 62 58 56 57 20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE N 20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 7 6 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 10 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-43. MAX HUMIDITY........87-92 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........80 84 88 91 89 85 WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............57 53 48 45 43 41 RH..............60 64 75 83 86 89 .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-61. MIN HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........82 82 81 78 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............40 47 55 58 RH..............92 81 68 57 20 FT WIND......W 3G5 W 5G10 NW 7G10 N 7G10 $$ FORECASTER...GROCHOCINSKI REQUESTED BY...OSCAR KNUDTSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100425.DEAST.01/FGF