FNUS73 KFGF 281207 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR LUND 21...MN DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 707 AM CDT THU APR 28 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 28. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... THERE IS WEAK SURFACE RIDGING EXTENDING FROM AROUND BISMARK UP THROUGH LAKE OF THE WOODS AREA WHICH WILL BRING FAIRLY LIGHT NORTHERLY WINDS THIS AFTERNOON. THERE IS A CHANCE FOR A THUNDERSTORM OUT IN THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN...BUT FOR THE BURN AREA WE ARE LOOKING FOR DRY CONDITIONS. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP TO AROUND 30 PER CENT BY MID AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........48 AT IGNITION...MAX 60. RH..................57 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 25 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4100-5200 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 8 TO 17 MPH. TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........54 50 47 44 41 37 33 29 25 22 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............45 48 51 54 56 58 59 59 59 60 RH..............71 57 46 41 35 31 29 29 28 30 20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..8 9 10 11 11 10 9 8 6 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 20 20 15 15 15 10 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 40. RH..................MAX 67 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-2900 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 TO 18 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........20 19 20 24 32 41 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............59 54 49 46 43 41 RH..............33 38 46 51 57 64 20 FT WIND......NW 5 W 4 SW 4 S 5 S 5 SE 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 5 10 10 10 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY BECOMING CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 66. RH..................MIN 37 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3100-4800 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 20 TO 29 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 41 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........46 51 65 79 WEATHER COV..... CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR TEMP............40 50 61 66 RH..............70 63 42 40 20 FT WIND......SE 9G15 SE 16G30 SE 23G40 SE 22G35 $$ FORECASTER...SPEICHER REQUESTED BY...ERIK ANTHONISEN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110428.LUND2.01/FGF