FNUS73 KFGF 031531 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR JOB CORP...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 1031 AM CDT THU MAY 3 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MAY 03. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A COMPLEX WEATHER PATTERN HAS SET UP ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA WITH COOLER AND MOIST AIR TO THE NORTH TRYING TO PUSH SOUTH...AS CLEAR SKIES HOLD OVER MUCH OF WEST-CENTRAL INTO NORTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA. DEPARTING LOW PRESSURE OVER IOWA WITH A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE JUST EAST OF THE RED RIVER VALLEY WILL MOVE SLOWLY EAST...ALLOWING WINDS TO TURN NORTH NORTH AND NORTHWEST AS THE DAY PROGRESSES. FAIR SKIES WILL BECOME PARTLY SUNNY AS CUMULUS CLOUDS FORM BY THIS AFTERNOON DUE TO THE COOLER AIR ALOFT. THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE WILL BE THE AFTERNOON MINIMUM RH. THIS UPDATED LOWERS AFTERNOON MINIMUM AND RAISES TEMPERATURES IN SOME AREAS ESPECIALLY FROM SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA INTO WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75. MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 13 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7400-8600 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 3 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO NORTH 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........51 47 44 51 57 60 62 62 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............67 69 70 72 72 71 71 70 RH..............53 50 49 45 46 48 48 48 20 FT WIND DIR..E NE NW N N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 8 11 15 18 18 15 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 10 15 20 25 25 20 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-52. MAX HUMIDITY........78-83 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......5300-6800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........EAST 14 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 7 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........60 58 55 50 62 76 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............68 61 56 54 52 50 RH..............47 53 61 69 74 80 20 FT WIND......NE 12 N 7 N 5 NE 5 NE 6 NE 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 10 10 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65. MIN HUMIDITY........49-54 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2600-4200 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........EAST 7 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO 26 TO 30 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........87 86 79 79 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV........S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC TEMP............49 52 56 61 RH..............83 77 66 56 20 FT WIND......E 6G10 E 8G15 E 9G15 E 9G15 $$ FORECASTER...EWENS REQUESTED BY...CORY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120503.JOBCO.01/FGF