FNUS73 KFGF 041405 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR WHISKEY LAKE...USFWS DETROIT LAKES NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 905 AM CDT MON MAY 4 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 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.....67-72. MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 14 TO 19 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7800-9100 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTH AROUND 25 MPH. TIME (CDT) 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........34 39 45 52 58 65 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............64 66 68 69 69 69 RH..............31 29 28 27 28 28 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S SE 20 FT WIND SPD..11 14 15 17 17 16 20 FT WIND GUST.20 25 25 30 30 30 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-53. MAX HUMIDITY........72-77 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1100 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 23 TO 26 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........70 77 81 82 81 78 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............68 64 59 55 53 51 RH..............31 38 47 59 66 74 20 FT WIND......SE 15 SE 14 SE 12 S 14 S 12 S 11 20 FT WIND GUST.25 20 20 25 20 20 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-69. MIN HUMIDITY........37-42 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7600-8700 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 20 TO 28 MPH INCREASING TO 25 TO 31 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........74 67 61 59 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............50 56 63 66 RH..............77 62 48 43 20 FT WIND......S 12G20 SW 14G25 SW 14G25 W 9G15 $$ FORECASTER...WJB REQUESTED BY...JEATH ESTEY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090504.WHISK.01/FGF