FNUS73 KFGF 041417 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR BALKE WESTBURY...US FISH AND WILDLIFE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 917 AM CDT TUE MAY 4 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 CDT ON MAY 04. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WARMER WEATHER AND WINDY CONDITIONS IS FORECAST FOR TODAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE OVER THE SOUTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL SHIFT FROM THE EAST SOUTHEAST TO THE SOUTHWEST BY LATE MORNING...THEN TO THE WEST BY LATE AFTERNOON, SCATTERED SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...BUT MAINLY IN THE NORTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY. ISOLATED SHOWERS MAY MAKE IT FAR ENOUGH SOUTH TO IMPACT THE BURN AREA. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-67. MIN HUMIDITY........43-48 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6200-6900 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 15 TO 23 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 25 TO 31 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........60 60 59 59 60 62 64 65 66 WEATHER COV.....ISO ISO ISO SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............58 59 60 60 61 60 58 57 56 RH..............49 48 47 49 48 49 51 51 51 20 FT WIND DIR..SE S S S S SW W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..14 15 16 16 16 15 15 15 15 20 FT WIND GUST.25 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-42. MAX HUMIDITY........74-79 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING HEIGHT.......3800-5600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 23 TO 31 MPH DECREASING TO 14 TO 20 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........66 62 57 55 63 75 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............55 50 45 43 40 39 RH..............50 55 63 65 73 78 20 FT WIND......W 14 W 10 SW 7 SW 8 SW 7 W 7 20 FT WIND GUST.25 20 15 15 15 15 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....42-47. MIN HUMIDITY........64-69 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2100-2900 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING WINDS........WEST 16 TO 24 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 24 TO 32 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........84 87 84 77 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............40 44 44 44 RH..............76 69 76 73 20 FT WIND......W 9G15 NW 14G25 NW 15G30 NW 16G30 $$ FORECASTER...SPEICHER REQUESTED BY...LINDY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100504.BALKE.01/FGF