FNUS73 KFGF 151412 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR BLANKET FLOWER...THE NATURE CONSERVANCY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 912 AM CDT SAT MAY 15 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MAY 15. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... LIGHT SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE SLIGHTLY AND SHIFT TO THE SOUTHWEST AS MIXING INCREASES DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON. NO PRECIPITATION IS CURRENTLY ANTICIPATED...ALLOWING FOR RELATIVELY DRY CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP DURING THE AFTERNOON. LATE AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL TO BELOW 40 PERCENT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75. MIN HUMIDITY........26-31 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 11 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8600-9800 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 3 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 14 TO 18 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........20 22 25 29 33 38 42 46 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............63 65 68 70 71 72 72 72 RH..............44 38 36 34 32 31 31 31 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..8 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-51. MAX HUMIDITY........83-88 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......8700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 2 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........50 54 56 59 63 67 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............71 66 59 55 51 49 RH..............31 42 57 68 74 82 20 FT WIND......SW 9 SW 7 SW 5 SW 4 S 3 S 3 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 5 5 5 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73. MIN HUMIDITY........42-47 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6900-7900 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 2 TO 10 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........70 73 73 74 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............48 58 66 69 RH..............88 68 47 52 20 FT WIND......S 3G5 S 4G5 SW 4G5 SE 4G5 $$ FORECASTER...HAMMER REQUESTED BY...MATT MECKLENBURG TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100515.BLANK.01/FGF