FNUS73 KFGF 161423 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR SWENSON...USFWS FERGUS FALLS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 923 AM CDT SUN MAY 16 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MAY 16. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... THERE IS A CHANCE THAT WITH A MESOSCALE AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE TO YOUR NORTHEAST...WINDS MAY BE OUT OF THE EAST BRIEFLY THIS AFTERNOON. BUT SPEEDS SHOULD BE 5 MPH OR LESS AND THE PREDOMINANT DIRECTION WILL BE SOUTH. THERE'S ABOUT A ONE IN FIVE CHANCE THAT ANY PARTICULAR LOCATION WILL SEE A RAIN SHOWER THIS AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-72. MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......1700-3200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8500-9100 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 13 TO 21 MPH. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........77 78 78 78 79 79 80 80 WEATHER COV..... ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............62 64 66 67 68 69 69 69 RH..............53 50 46 44 41 40 43 46 20 FT WIND DIR..S S SW S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 4 3 2 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-52. MAX HUMIDITY........87-92 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST UP TO 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......8200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 14 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 10 TO 14 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........80 79 78 77 76 76 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............68 64 58 55 52 50 RH..............51 59 68 72 80 87 20 FT WIND......S 1 S 1 SE 3 E 4 E 4 E 5 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 5 .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74. MIN HUMIDITY........37-42 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6800-8200 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 8 TO 13 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........74 70 64 56 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............49 59 67 71 RH..............92 62 47 42 20 FT WIND......SE 5G10 SE 5G10 S 5G10 SE 5G10 $$ FORECASTER...WJB REQUESTED BY...TROY BOSCHEE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100516.SWENS.01/FGF