FNUS73 KFGF 011247 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR RYDELL...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 747 AM CDT FRI JUN 1 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON JUNE 01. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED MAINLY ALONG AND WEST OF THE RED RIVER TODAY AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE SHIFTS EAST. THE BOUNDARY WEAKENS BY EVENING SO ONLY ISOLATED SHOWERS ARE ANTICIPATED EAST OF THE RIVER BY EVENING. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........69 AT IGNITION...MAX 70. RH..................32 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 24 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 8 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4800-5800 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 6 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 16 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........50 52 55 58 62 64 66 67 WEATHER COV..... ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW TSTM COV........ ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO TEMP............68 69 70 70 70 70 69 68 RH..............36 32 29 28 27 27 29 31 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 9 9 10 10 10 9 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS THIS EVENING. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 49. RH..................MAX 97 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2200-4100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 8 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 3 TO 10 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........67 60 50 41 36 34 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV........ TEMP............67 60 55 52 50 49 RH..............34 51 71 86 96 100 20 FT WIND......SW 9 SW 7 SW 5 SW 3 SW 2 SW 2 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 5 5 5 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 75. RH..................MIN 25 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......1600-3500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6500-7600 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 12 TO 16 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........33 33 33 30 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............52 66 73 75 RH..............96 56 39 29 20 FT WIND......SW 3G5 W 6G10 NW 9G15 NW 9G15 $$ FORECASTER...VOELKER REQUESTED BY...DARRIN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120601.RYDEL.01/FGF