FNUS73 KFGF 011443 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR J-9 OPENING...MN DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 943 AM CDT TUE MAY 1 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MAY 01. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL LIFT ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS TODAY INTO TONIGHT. AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM...BREEZY SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS AT 10 TO 20 MPH WILL GUST UP TO 20 MPH. CLEARING SKIES HAVE RESULTED IN QUICKLY RISING TEMPERATURES INTO THE 60S THIS MORNING. WITH CLOUD COVER EXPECTED TO INCREASE...THERE IS SOME UNCERTAINTY JUST HOW MUCH AND HOW RAPIDLY TEMPERATURES WILL RISE LATE THIS MORNING AND THIS AFTERNOON. A FEW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE MORNING...ALTHOUGH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD THIS AFTERNOON AS THE COLD FRONT APPROACHES. PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO QUICKLY DIMINISH THIS EVENING. MINIMUM RH VALUES AROUND 50 PERCENT ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING BEFORE CLOUDS FILL IN AND PRECIPITATION ARRIVES. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71. MIN HUMIDITY........48-53 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........73 80 85 90 93 94 94 92 90 86 WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TSTM COV........CHC CHC CHC CHC LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY TEMP............62 64 66 64 62 62 63 64 65 65 RH..............53 54 56 57 58 60 63 65 65 68 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..10 11 12 12 12 12 11 10 9 7 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 20 20 20 20 15 15 15 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-52. MAX HUMIDITY........91-96 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........81 69 56 45 40 38 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE TEMP............65 63 58 55 52 50 RH..............70 81 93 93 89 86 20 FT WIND......S 6 S 4 SW 3 SW 3 W 3 W 4 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 5 5 5 5 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73. MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........37 30 25 24 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............49 58 66 70 RH..............86 51 33 26 20 FT WIND......W 5G10 W 10G15 W 13G20 SW 11G15 $$ FORECASTER...MAKOWSKI REQUESTED BY...GRETCHEN MEHMEL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120501.J9OPE.01/FGF