FNUS73 KFGF 141843
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR BRANDY LAKE...USFWS-DETROIT LAKES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
143 PM CDT THU MAY 14 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON MAY 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
ALTHOUGH...IT STILL LOOKS LIKE CLOUDS WILL THIN A BIT THIS
AFTERNOON...HUMIDITIES WILL STOP SHORT OF PREVIOUS FORECAST.
SO THIS UPDATE REFLECTS A INCREASE OF ABOUT 10 PERCENT IN
HUMIDITY MINIMA.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....51-56.
MIN HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3600-3800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 7 TO 12 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........53  44  38  38  42
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............42  48  50  51  53
RH..............80  70  60  55  56
20 FT WIND DIR..W   W   W   SW  SE
20 FT WIND SPD..5   5   4   4   4
20 FT WIND GUST.10      5   5   5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........79-84 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800-3400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1300 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 9 TO 18 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........48     53     58     63     72     80
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............53     50     47     45     44     42
RH..............57     60     63     65     71     78
20 FT WIND......SE 5   SE 5   SE 7   SE 9   SE 10  SE 11
20 FT WIND GUST.       10     15     15     15     20

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH
                    THE DAY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-63.
MIN HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 14 TO 19 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 30 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 21 TO 30 MPH INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 33 TO
                    38 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM      10 AM     1 PM      4 PM
SKY (%).........85        82        76        76
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE    CHANCE    CHANCE    CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR    RNSHWR    RNSHWR    RNSHWR
TEMP............42        50        57        60
RH..............84        67        50        52
20 FT WIND......SE 11G20  SW 10G15  W 10G15   NW 14G25

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FORECASTER...WJB
REQUESTED BY...PETER BUTTERI
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090514.BRAND.01/FGF