FNUS73 KFGF 201403 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR KINDRED AIRBOAT TEAM...US FISH AND WILDLIFE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 903 AM CDT MON APR 20 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 0850 CDT ON APRIL 20. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... ...WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 15 TO 20 MPH ALL DAY TODAY WITH BETTER MIXING BY LATE MORNING AS SKIES BEGIN TO CLEAR. THUS...GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON. WIND DIRECTION STEADY AT NORTH (340-350). IF NOT FOR FIRE WEATHER PURPOSES WE CAN PROVIDE SUBSEQUENT UPDATES BY PHONE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDS EARLY...BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-57. MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 16 TO 21 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH WITH A FEW TO 30 MPH BY AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......2300-3800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6600-7800 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 26 TO 32 MPH. TIME (CDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........74 62 48 40 36 34 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............36 42 48 52 54 54 RH..............85 60 46 39 35 35 20 FT WIND......NW 15 NW 17 N 20 N 21 N 20 N 18 20 FT WIND GUST.20 25 30 30 30 30 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-35. MAX HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 28 TO 33 MPH DECREASING TO 13 TO 22 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........33 29 26 26 33 42 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............53 47 42 39 35 33 RH..............36 45 55 62 69 72 20 FT WIND......N 17 N 14 N 10 N 7 N 5 NW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.25 20 15 10 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-61. MIN HUMIDITY........28-33 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6600-7600 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 9 TO 18 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........50 54 56 55 52 47 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............32 37 46 53 57 58 RH..............75 64 49 41 35 33 20 FT WIND......NW 5 NW 7 NW 12 NW 14 N 14 N 13 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 15 20 20 15 $$ FORECASTER...WJB REQUESTED BY...ERIC HOGGARTH TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR .TAG 20090420.KINDR.02/FGF