FNUS73 KFGF 191229 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR REDHEAD SLOUGH...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 729 AM CDT THU MAY 19 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MAY 19. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL RUN A GOOD 10 TO 20 PERCENT HIGHER THAN PAST DAYS AS LOW LEVEL MOISTURE INCREASES A BIT. IT WILL BE WARM STILL AND WINDS WILL REMAIN PRETTY STEADY FROM THE EAST-SOUTHEAST AT 8 TO 15 MPH. EXPECT A MIX OF HIGH AND MID LEVEL CLOUDS AND SUN. CLOUDS WILL THICKEN UP TONIGHT AND MAXIMUM RH VALUES WILL BE HIGHER THAN THIS MORNING. RAIN SHOWERS WILL LIKELY MOVE IN FRIDAY MORNING AND MIDDAY BUT GIVE ONE QUARTER INCH OR LESS IN RAIN. A BETTER CHANCE FOR RAIN WILL COME LATER FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY GIVING UP TO 1 INCH OF RAINFALL. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73. MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......600-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5200-6500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........EAST 15 TO 24 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AROUND 22 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........65 65 65 65 64 62 60 58 55 54 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............59 62 64 66 68 69 70 70 70 70 RH..............61 62 58 54 49 47 45 45 45 47 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 7 8 9 9 10 10 11 11 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 20 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-59. MAX HUMIDITY........81-86 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING HEIGHT.......3100-4500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........EAST 15 TO 23 MPH DECREASING TO 10 TO 17 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 24 TO 32 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........53 55 59 65 73 82 WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP............68 64 60 59 57 57 RH..............51 60 69 75 80 80 20 FT WIND......E 11 E 9 E 8 E 9 E 10 E 10 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 10 15 15 15 $$ FORECASTER...RIDDLE REQUESTED BY...TROY BOSCHEE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110519.REDHE.01/FGF