FNUS73 KFGF 071234 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR GLACIAL RIDGE...NATURE CONSERVANCY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 734 AM CDT TUE JUN 7 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CDT ON JUNE 07. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... STRONG EASTERLY WINDS WILL PREVAIL DURING THE MORNING HOURS IN ADVANCE OF A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM FROM THE SOUTHWEST...SUSTAINED BETWEEN 15 AND 20 MPH. GUSTS COULD APPROACH 30 MPH. IT WILL BE PARTLY SUNNY AND WARM TODAY WITH A HIGH IN THE LOW 80S. RELATIVE HUMIDITY SHOULD FALL TO NEAR 45 PERCENT. THE BEST CHANCE FOR STORMS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 5 AND 10 PM. SOME OF THESE STORMS COULD BE SEVERE WITH GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-84. MIN HUMIDITY........42-47 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 9 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-3100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500-5100 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO 4800-5900 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 3700 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........EAST 31 TO 40 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 26 TO 32 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........72 73 73 74 73 71 68 65 62 60 WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............66 68 71 74 77 79 80 81 81 81 RH..............70 68 63 59 56 52 49 47 49 49 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E SE SE SE S 20 FT WIND SPD..18 18 18 17 16 15 14 12 8 5 20 FT WIND GUST.30 30 30 25 25 25 25 20 15 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-55. MAX HUMIDITY........78-83 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900-3600 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 18 TO 24 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 10 PM 1 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........58 60 66 74 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............80 70 64 56 RH..............52 61 63 77 20 FT WIND......S 2G5 W 6G10 NW 7G10 NW 10G15 $$ FORECASTER...SR REQUESTED BY...MATT MECKLENBURG TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110607.GLACI.01/FGF