FNUS73 KFGF 101227 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR FABIAN...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 727 AM CDT FRI MAY 10 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MAY 10. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... LIGHT SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHERLY DURING THE MID-MORNING HOURS AND SOUTHWEST TO WEST DURING THE AFTERNOON AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE TO 10 TO 15 MPH LATER THIS MORNING...WITH SOME GUSTS OF 15 TO 20 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. A FEW SCATTERED SHOWERS OR AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM ARE POSSIBLE WITH THE FRONT LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING. GUSTY AND VARIABLE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE NEAR ANY SHOWERS. WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TO REACH THE MID 60S TO LOW 70S...RH IS FORECAST TO FALL TO AROUND 25 PERCENT. BY EARLY THIS EVENING...WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWESTERLY AT 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH SOME GUSTS ABOVE 30 MPH POSSIBLE BEHIND THE FRONT. RH IS EXPECTED TO RECOVER TO ABOVE 70 PERCENT OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL BE QUITE STRONG OUT OF THE NORTHWEST THROUGH SATURDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71. MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6300-7400 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 9 TO 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 20 TO 23 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........6 8 13 20 26 26 25 28 45 64 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............47 52 56 60 62 65 67 68 67 65 RH..............46 39 34 32 28 28 28 31 34 39 20 FT WIND DIR..SE S S S S SW SW SW W W 20 FT WIND SPD..8 9 10 10 10 11 11 12 11 10 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 15 15 15 20 20 20 15 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-41. MAX HUMIDITY........69-74 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 14 TO 19 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO 30 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. MIXING HEIGHT.......5900-7700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000-2300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 21 TO 29 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AROUND 18 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........76 56 30 15 12 13 WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD TEMP............63 55 48 43 40 38 RH..............44 56 63 68 73 74 20 FT WIND......NW 11 NW 17 N 19 N 16 NW 15 NW 13 20 FT WIND GUST.15 25 30 25 20 20 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....47-52. MIN HUMIDITY........31-36 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 16 TO 21 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......800-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7100-7300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 16 TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO 28 TO 30 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........16 11 14 21 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............39 43 46 49 RH..............69 47 36 36 20 FT WIND......NW 15G25 NW 19G30 NW 21G30 NW 20G30 $$ FORECASTER...MAKOWSKI REQUESTED BY...TROY BOSCHEE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130510.FABIA.01/FGF