FNUS73 KFGF 171229 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR HEADQUARTERS...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 729 AM CDT FRI MAY 17 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0735 CDT ON MAY 17. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... MOSTLY SUNNY THIS MORNING WITH CLOUDS AND A SHOWER CHANCE THIS AFTERNOON. IF SUNNY LONGER TEMPS WILL RISE INTO THE LOW 70S. RH RECOVERY OVERNIGHT WAS VERY POOR WITH RHS STEADY THIS MORNING BEFORE RISING SOME AS MOISTURE INCREASES DURING THE DAY. MIN RHS LIKELY BY LATE MORNING INTO THE UPPER 20S TO LOW 30S. EAST TO SOUTH EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-69. MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2300-2500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 12 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO 35 TO 37 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........85 85 85 85 85 85 85 85 86 86 85 84 WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH ISO ISO ISO WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TSTM COV........ TEMP............58 59 60 62 63 65 65 66 66 66 65 64 RH..............40 40 41 40 42 45 47 47 47 47 48 51 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..9 10 12 13 13 15 15 15 15 13 13 12 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-55. MAX HUMIDITY........78-83 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 24 TO 33 MPH DECREASING TO 15 TO 23 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........83 84 87 90 94 98 WEATHER COV..... LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE.... RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV........CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY TEMP............62 57 53 52 52 52 RH..............52 64 71 78 80 82 20 FT WIND......SE 12 SE 11 SE 11 SE 10 SE 10 SE 9 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 15 15 15 15 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74. MIN HUMIDITY........62-67 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 10 TO 14 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........99 91 84 87 WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV........LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY TEMP............53 61 69 71 RH..............83 77 68 68 20 FT WIND......SE 9G15 SE 9G15 SE 9G15 SE 8G15 $$ FORECASTER...KAISER REQUESTED BY...CORY HENRY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130517.HEADQ.01/FGF