FNUS73 KFGF 281340
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR FLORA LAKE...USFWS DETROIT LAKES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
840 AM CDT THU MAY 28 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON MAY 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
EXPECT SUNNY SKIES AND WARM TEMPERATURES TODAY AS HIGH PRESSURE
PUSHES INTO THE RED RIVER VALLEY BEHIND A WEAK COLD FRONT. AS OF
8 AM THIS MORNING...THE COLD FRONT IS STRETCHING FROM NORTHEAST
TO SOUTHWEST FROM HALLOCK/ROSEAU TO NEAR VALLEY CITY NORTH DAKOTA.
BEST GUESS IS THAT THE FRONT...AND SUBSEQUENT WIND
SHIFT TO A NORTHERLY WIND...SHOULD COME AROUND 10 OR 11 AM.
OTHERWISE...WIND SPEEDS WILL BE LIGHT. THE GOOD MIXING AND
SUNSHINE SHOULD MAKE FOR DRY RELATIVE HUMIDITY IN THE 30 TO 40
PERCENT RANGE. SMOKE DISPERSION LOOKS GOOD...MAINLY DUE TO THE GOOD
MIXING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........34-39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 6 TO 11 MPH EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7000-7600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 3 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO 14 TO 21
                    MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........31  31  30  30  29  29  30
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............66  70  71  73  74  74  74
RH..............48  44  43  40  39  40  41
20 FT WIND DIR..NW  NW  NW  N   N   N   N
20 FT WIND SPD..7   8   9   10  10  10  10
20 FT WIND GUST.15  15  15  15  15  15  15

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........74-79 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-2100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 14 TO 23 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3 TO 8
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........32     44     57     67     66     61
WEATHER COV.....                     S CHC  S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............73     67     59     55     51     48
RH..............42     51     63     72     74     77
20 FT WIND......N 9    N 6    N 5    N 4    NW 3   W 3
20 FT WIND GUST.15     10     10     5      5      5

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........32-37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10100-10300 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 6 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO WEST 29 TO
                    35 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM      10 AM     1 PM      4 PM
SKY (%).........55        51        49        53
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
TEMP............48        59        69        73
RH..............79        54        40        37
20 FT WIND......S 5G10    W 5G10    W 10G15   W 10G15

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FORECASTER...WJB
REQUESTED BY...LINDY MCNEILUS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090528.FLORA.01/FGF