FNUS73 KFGF 291245 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR GERLACH...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 745 AM CDT WED MAY 29 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MAY 29. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... THE THREAT FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE TODAY FROM SOUTH TO NORTH. A LARGE COMPLEX OF SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL MOVE INTO ALL AREAS OVERNIGHT...WITH A FEW SEVERE STORMS POSSIBLE ALONG WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. A SLOW MOVING WEATHER SYSTEM WILL LINGER INTO EARLY SATURDAY...AND THE THREAT FOR UNSETTLED WEATHER WILL CONTINUE. DRIER WEATHER WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION ON SUNDAY BEFORE ANOTHER SYSTEM TAKES AIM AT THE NORTHERN PLAINS MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH NEXT TUESDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY BECOMING CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81. MIN HUMIDITY........49-54 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3600-5300 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 4400-6100 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 3200-3800 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 10 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 20 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........66 74 80 84 86 88 90 92 94 95 WEATHER COV.....SCT SCT SCT SCT NUM NUM NUM NUM NUM NUM WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TSTM COV........ISO ISO ISO ISO NUM NUM NUM NUM NUM NUM TEMP............67 73 76 77 78 78 77 77 76 74 RH..............71 58 54 55 58 61 65 66 70 70 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 10 11 12 11 11 10 10 10 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....63-68. MAX HUMIDITY........92-97 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 600-1300 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 18 TO 25 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........97 99 100 100 100 100 WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV........LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY TEMP............73 70 66 65 65 65 RH..............73 81 93 97 94 93 20 FT WIND......SE 10 SE 10 SE 10 SE 9 SE 10 SE 10 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79. MIN HUMIDITY........60-65 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......1400-2900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3400-4400 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 24 TO 31 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........100 88 85 67 WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV........LIKELY LIKELY CHANCE CHANCE TEMP............66 69 74 76 RH..............90 84 74 66 20 FT WIND......SE 11G15 SE 16G20 S 16G25 S 17G25 $$ FORECASTER...DK REQUESTED BY...TROY BOSCHEE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130529.GERLA.01/FGF