FNUS73 KFGF 061234 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR POMME DE TERRE...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 734 AM CDT FRI MAY 6 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 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.....67-72. MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7700-8900 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 TO 13 MPH. TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........38 44 50 56 61 65 68 71 74 76 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............49 53 58 61 65 67 69 69 70 70 RH..............60 49 41 35 30 28 26 27 27 28 20 FT WIND DIR..SE S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 4 5 6 7 8 8 8 8 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-48. MAX HUMIDITY........88-93 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......7800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........EAST 8 TO 13 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........77 79 79 78 77 74 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............69 63 57 52 49 46 RH..............32 41 55 69 82 89 20 FT WIND......S 8 SE 8 SE 8 SE 7 SE 6 E 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 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.....64-69. MIN HUMIDITY........47-52 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7100-7700 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 8 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 9 TO 14 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........71 64 57 49 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............45 54 62 66 RH..............93 77 56 52 20 FT WIND......E 8G10 SE 6G10 NE 5 E 6G10 $$ FORECASTER...EWENS REQUESTED BY...TROY BOSCHEE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110506.POMME.01/FGF