FNUS73 KFGF 221451 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR BACHMAN EASEMENT...USFWS DETROIT LAKES NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 951 AM CDT WED APR 22 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 CDT ON APRIL 22. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE OVER AREA THIS MORNING. EXPECT LIGHT WINDS THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...WHICH ARE CURRENTLY NORTH BUT WILL SWITCH TO SOUTHEAST BY 2 PM. WINDS WILL THEN STRENGTHEN AS LOW PRESSURE APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL ACTUALLY BE STRONGEST TONIGHT AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. HUMIDITY STARTED HIGH THIS MORNING...BUT SHOULD DROP TO VERY DRY VALUES NEAR 25 PERCENT BY MID THIS AFTERNOON. SUNNY SKIES AND TEMPS NEAR 60 TODAY. POOR SMOKE DISPERSION THIS MORNING...BUT GOOD AFTER 2 PM. WINDS WILL BE STRONGER TONIGHT...AND DO NOT EXPECT GOOD RH RECOVERY. TOMORROW LOOKS EVEN WARMER AND WINDY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT FROM THE NORTHWEST. RH COULD BE MORE DRY THAN CURRENTLY FORECAST...BUT STILL UNCERTAIN BUT TIMING OF FRONT AND ONSET OF CLOUD COVER. AT THIS POINT...THE FRONT LOOKS LIKE IT WILL PUSH THROUGH AROUND 4 OR 5 PM. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60. MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2600-3400 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AROUND 15 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........39 43 45 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TEMP............54 57 57 RH..............38 29 37 20 FT WIND......SE 6 S 8 SE 12 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-48. MAX HUMIDITY........66-71 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1800-3400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000-1400 FT AGL LATE IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 16 TO 25 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........46 45 42 39 36 35 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............56 53 50 49 47 46 RH..............39 44 50 54 59 66 20 FT WIND......SE 12 SE 12 SE 12 SE 14 SE 15 SE 15 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 20 20 20 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81. MIN HUMIDITY........28-33 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9700-10000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 18 TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO 28 TO 30 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........34 36 40 45 53 60 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............45 52 63 72 77 78 RH..............71 56 47 36 34 36 20 FT WIND......SE 13 S 14 S 16 S 17 S 20 S 15 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 20 25 25 20 $$ FORECASTER...GROCHOCINSKI REQUESTED BY...LINDY MCNEILUS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090422.BACHM.01/FGF