FNUS73 KFGF 221339 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR ULRICH...USFWS DETROIT LAKES NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 839 AM CDT WED APR 22 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0818 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 IN NEAR 60 TODAY. POOR SMOKE DISPERSION THIS MORNING...BUT GOOD AFTER 2 PM. TOMORROW LOOKS WINDY...MUCH WARMER...AND POSSIBLY EVEN DRIER AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE NORTHWEST. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-61. MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 7 TO 12 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500-3300 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 3 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 14 TO 16 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 7 TO 12 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........28 36 43 48 49 48 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............33 41 49 55 58 58 RH..............78 64 47 38 30 38 20 FT WIND......N 3 E 5 SE 5 SE 6 S 8 SE 12 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 15 EYE LEVEL WIND..N 3 E 5 SE 5 SE 6 S 8 SE 12 EYE LEVEL WIND..5 10 10 15 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-49. MAX HUMIDITY........66-71 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-3400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1100 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 18 TO 26 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 23 TO 29 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........47 44 39 35 33 32 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............57 54 51 50 48 47 RH..............40 45 51 56 60 67 20 FT WIND......SE 13 SE 13 SE 13 S 15 S 16 S 16 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 20 20 20 EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 13 SE 13 SE 13 S 15 S 16 S 16 EYE LEVEL WIND..15 15 15 20 20 20 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81. MIN HUMIDITY........26-31 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 5 TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-2800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7500-9100 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 17 TO 26 MPH. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 5 TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........34 36 41 46 53 60 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............46 53 63 72 77 78 RH..............71 55 44 35 31 32 20 FT WIND......SE 14 S 15 S 16 S 16 S 18 S 14 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 25 20 EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 14 S 15 S 16 S 16 S 18 S 14 EYE LEVEL WIND..20 20 20 20 25 20 $$ FORECASTER...GROCHOCINSKI REQUESTED BY...LINDY MCNEILUS TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20090422.ULRIC.01/FGF