FNUS73 KFGF 281251
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR KRUGER...USFWS DETROIT LAKES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
751 AM CDT TUE APR 28 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON APRIL 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THERE MAY BE SOME PATCHY FOG NEAR YOUR BURN
SITE...BUT WILL BURN OFF QUICKLY THIS MORNING. MUCH OF THE DAY
WILL BE MOSTLY SUNNY WITH HIGH CLOUDS POSSIBLE BY LATE AFTERNOON.
HIGH TEMPERATURES NEAR 60 DEGREES AND MINIMUM HUMIDITY NEAR 30
PERCENT EXPECTED. MINIMUM HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR ALONG WITH
PEAK HEATING. LIGHT SOUTHEAST WINDS (140 DEGREES) WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE
THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS...BECOMING 140 TO 150 DEGREES AND A BIT GUSTY
BY NOON. BY EARLY AFTERNOON...EXPECT SUSTAINED SPEEDS AROUND 12 TO 17
MPH WITH SLIGHTLY HIGHER GUSTS. WIND DIRECTION SHOULD BE A STEADY
SOUTHEAST DIRECTION AROUND 150 DEGREES. SMOKE DISPERSAL WILL BE EXCELLENT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-61.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6200-7400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST (150 DEGREES) 13 TO 22 MPH INCREASING TO 23
                    TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........29  30  32  34  37  40  44  47
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............46  50  53  55  57  58  58  58
RH..............52  45  36  34  31  29  31  33
20 FT WIND DIR..SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
20 FT WIND SPD..9   10  11  12  14  14  14  14
20 FT WIND GUST.15  15  15  20  20  20  20  20

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-44.
MAX HUMIDITY........68-73 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 700-1500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 20 TO 28 MPH INCREASING TO 25 TO 32
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....51-56.
MIN HUMIDITY........48-53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-2800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000-3600 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 21 TO 29 MPH INCREASING TO 32 TO 37
                    MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...KAISER
REQUESTED BY...STEVE SCHUMACHER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090428.KRUGE.01/FGF