FNUS73 KFGF 071330 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR DEMAREE...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 830 AM CDT SAT MAY 7 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 07. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... FORECAST SAYS SCATTERED SHOWERS...BUT THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE THAT MOST ACTIVITY IS OVER FOR TODAY OVER WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. WEAK FLOW PATTERNS HAVE MADE WIND FORECASTS PARTICULARLY DIFFICULT OVER THE LAST FEW DAYS. WEAK BOUNDARY WELL NORTHWEST OF REGION SHOULD KEEP WIND DIRECTION MAINLY EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON RIGHT AROUND 10 MPH. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71. MIN HUMIDITY........39-44 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST TO EAST 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. WINDS WOULD BECOME ERRATIC WITH GUSTS UNDER THUNDERSTORM. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7700-9300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........63 60 56 53 51 49 48 48 49 WEATHER COV.....ISO ISO ISO SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............55 59 61 64 66 67 68 68 68 RH..............72 64 60 54 50 49 47 47 47 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE E E E E SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..8 7 7 6 7 8 9 8 7 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 15 15 15 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-53. MAX HUMIDITY........91-96 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......6900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-400 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 9 TO 13 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........51 59 70 83 84 81 WEATHER COV..... ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............67 63 58 55 53 51 RH..............50 60 72 80 80 83 20 FT WIND......S 5 S 6 SE 8 SE 10 S 10 S 8 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 15 15 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65. MIN HUMIDITY........53-58 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2300-3300 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 9 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 43 TO 44 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........77 79 81 85 WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............50 55 60 62 RH..............89 77 67 67 20 FT WIND......S 7G10 SE 12G20 SE 16G25 SE 16G25 $$ FORECASTER...WJB REQUESTED BY...TROY BOSCHEE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110507.DEMAR.01/FGF