FNUS73 KFGF 111356 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR SLININGER...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 856 AM CDT WED MAY 11 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1630 CDT ON MAY 11. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EASTWARD AWAY FROM THE REGION. WEST WINDS THIS MORNING WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST BY IGNITION TIME...AND THEN TO THE NORTH DURING THE EVENING. SPEEDS WILL INCREASE UP TO 15 MPH...WITH SOME GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH POSSIBLE. TEMPERATURES WILL RISE INTO THE 60S BY AFTERNOON...WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES DROPPING TO AROUND 50 PERCENT. THERE COULD BE AN ISOLATED SHOWER DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS BUT MOST LOCATIONS WILL REMAIN DRY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-67. MIN HUMIDITY........49-54 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-2800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3300-3800 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING WINDS........WEST 14 TO 23 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 13 TO 17 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........76 76 76 76 WEATHER COV.....ISO ISO ISO ISO WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW TEMP............61 62 63 63 RH..............58 57 54 60 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..12 11 11 14 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 15 20 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-47. MAX HUMIDITY........81-86 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2500-3800 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 20 TO 24 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........76 79 83 87 89 91 WEATHER COV..... ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............64 60 54 50 47 45 RH..............62 76 75 72 76 81 20 FT WIND......NW 14 N 14 N 12 N 10 N 9 N 9 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 15 15 15 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-57. MIN HUMIDITY........46-51 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......2400-3500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 20 TO 29 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........93 92 88 88 WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD ISOLTD S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............44 48 52 54 RH..............84 68 59 54 20 FT WIND......N 9G15 N 10G15 N 14G20 N 14G20 $$ FORECASTER...JR REQUESTED BY...LINDY MCNEILUS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110511.SLINI.01/FGF