FNUS73 KFGF 041429
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR EDWIN LAKES...USFWS DETROIT LAKES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
929 AM CDT MON MAY 4 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MAY 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WINDY CONDITIONS WILL BE THE STORY TODAY WITH A DEEP MIXING COLUMN
AND INCREASING WINDS BY AFTERNOON THROUGHOUT THIS MIXING LAYER.
MINIMUM HUMIDITIES SHOULD STAY ABOVE CRITICAL VALUES BOTTOMING OUT
ABOVE 25 PERCENT. GUSTS VERY LIKELY WILL ATTAIN 30 MPH AROUND OR
SHORTLY AFTER IGNITION TIME. PRECIPITATION CHANCES...THOUGH...SHOULD
HOLD OFF TILL EARLY EVENING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 11 TO 16 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8200-8600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 17
                    TO 21 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........26  29  32  37  42  48  54  60
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............55  59  63  65  67  68  68  68
RH..............44  35  30  28  26  26  26  26
20 FT WIND DIR..SE  S   S   S   S   S   S   SE
20 FT WIND SPD..8   8   9   11  14  14  14  14
20 FT WIND GUST.15  15  15  20  20  25  25  25

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN
                    SHOWERS LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-53.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE
                    IN THE EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500-1100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 20 TO 29 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........65     74     81     85     85     82
WEATHER COV.....S CHC  S CHC  CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............67     63     58     55     52     51
RH..............28     36     49     61     71     77
20 FT WIND......SE 14  SE 11  SE 10  SE 12  S 11   S 11
20 FT WIND GUST.20     20     20     20     20     20

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5700-7400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 17 TO 24 MPH INCREASING TO WEST 31 TO
                    38 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM      10 AM     1 PM      4 PM
SKY (%).........78        72        66        65
WEATHER COV.....S CHC     S CHC     CHANCE    CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR    RNSHWR    RNSHWR    RNSHWR
TEMP............50        56        62        65
RH..............80        64        50        41
20 FT WIND......S 11G20   S 14G20   SW 14G25  SW 11G20

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FORECASTER...WJB
REQUESTED BY...JEFF MEADOWS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090504.EDWIN.01/FGF