FNUS73 KFGF 041439
FWSFGF

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

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 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........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 11 TO 16 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8300-8600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 2 TO 8 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTH 13 TO
                    21 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.

TIME (CDT)      12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........29  32  36  41  47  52  58
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............59  63  65  67  68  68  68
RH..............35  30  28  26  25  26  26
20 FT WIND DIR..S   S   S   S   S   S   SE
20 FT WIND SPD..9   10  12  14  14  14  14
20 FT WIND GUST.15  15  20  25  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........72-77 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING THEN 20 MPH IN THE LATE
                    EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 17 TO 24 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........63     72     80     84     85     83
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE 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     74
20 FT WIND......SE 12  SE 10  SE 11  S 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 11 TO 16 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25
                    MPH UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600-2600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7700-8200 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 17 TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO WEST 31 TO
                    40 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM      10 AM     1 PM      4 PM
SKY (%).........79        71        64        62
WEATHER COV.....S CHC     S CHC     CHANCE    CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR    RNSHWR    RNSHWR    RNSHWR
TEMP............50        56        62        65
RH..............77        62        50        43
20 FT WIND......SW 12G20  SW 14G20  SW 14G25  W 10G15

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FORECASTER...WJB
REQUESTED BY...LINDY MCNEILUS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090504.TAMAR.01/FGF