FNUS73 KFGF 061224 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR BLANKET FLOWER...MN DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 724 AM CDT FRI MAY 6 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 06. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... DEPARTING HIGH PRESSURE WILL GENERATE A LIGHT SOUTHEAST SURFACE FLOW THIS MORNING THAT WILL STRENGTHEN AND TURN A BIT MORE SOUTHERLY IN THE AFTERNOON. THE WIND DIRECTION MAY BE QUITE VARIABLE UNTIL MID MORNING WHEN THE INVERSION BREAKS. A WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL SPREAD WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS TO THE AREA AFTER-NOON. MOST AREAS WILL NOT SEE RAIN. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL LINGER INTO THE EVENING. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70. MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7200-8900 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 9 TO 15 MPH. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........44 50 55 60 64 68 71 73 75 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............52 56 59 63 65 66 67 67 67 RH..............59 49 42 34 30 28 27 29 32 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-48. MAX HUMIDITY........84-89 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......7400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 12 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 7 TO 12 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 17 TO 22 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........77 79 79 78 77 75 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............66 61 55 51 48 46 RH..............37 45 57 67 77 83 20 FT WIND......S 6 SE 8 SE 6 SW 2 S 5 SE 7 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-67. MIN HUMIDITY........51-56 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5300-6400 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 9 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 7 TO 12 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........72 64 55 47 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............45 53 61 64 RH..............88 73 57 56 20 FT WIND......SE 6G10 SE 5 E 5 SE 6G10 $$ FORECASTER...EWENS REQUESTED BY...ERIK ANTHONISEN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110506.BLANK.01/FGF