FNUS73 KFGF 191221 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR CARIBOU SE PASTURES...MN DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 721 AM CDT THU MAY 19 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MAY 19. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... EXPECT CONSIDERABLE HIGH AND MID LEVEL CLOUDS TODAY...THOUGH THERE WILL BE SOME SUNNY PERIODS. WINDS TODAY WILL BE PRETTY LIGHT...OUT OF ALMOST A DUE EAST DIRECTION AVERAGING UP TO 10 MPH. WITH MORE CLOUDS THERE IS ALSO AN INCREASE IN LOW LEVEL MOISTURE AND DESPITE STILL WARM TEMPERATURES LOOK FOR MINIMUM RELATIVE VALUES TO BE ABOUT 5 TO 10 PERCENT HIGHER THAN THE PAST TWO DAYS. TONIGHT WILL SEE CONTINUED SLOW INCREASE IN LOW LEVEL MOISTURE AND A BIT HIGHER MAXIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES. SHOWERS WILL ENTER THE AREA FRIDAY AFTERNOON BUT BE VERY LIGHT...UNDER A TENTH OF AN INCH. A BETTER CHANCE OF SHOWERS WILL ENTER THE AREA SATURDAY GIVING UP TO ONE HALF INCH OF RAIN. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78. MIN HUMIDITY........32-37 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST 5 TO 10 MPH TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........80 83 84 81 76 70 64 58 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............68 71 73 74 74 74 75 75 RH..............49 41 37 37 40 41 40 40 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..6 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 $$ FORECASTER...RIDDLE REQUESTED BY...DONOVAN PIETRUSZEWSKI TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110519.CARIB.01/FGF