FNUS73 KFGF 272215 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR DLFD...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 515 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1725 CDT ON APRIL 27. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... THE DETROIT LAKES AREA WILL BE VERY NEAR AN AREA OF LIGHT RAIN EARLY THIS EVENING. THIS AREA OF PRECIPITATION HAS BROUGHT SOME LIGHT SLUSHLY SNOW TO THE WADENA AREA ALREADY. THE BURN AREA SHOULD STAY JUST WEST OF THIS AREA BUT IT WILL BE CLOSE. WIND SPEEDS ARE ERRATIC IN THIS AREA AS A RESULT OF THE LARGE EAST TO WEST TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCES IN THE AREA. HOWEVER IT SHOULD STAY NORTHERLY FOR A DIRECTION AND SLOWLY DECREASE AROUND SUNDOWN. .REST OF TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....34-39. MAX HUMIDITY........66-71 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. MIXING HEIGHT.......6900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 900-1900 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 30 MPH DECREASING TO 16 TO 18 MPH. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM 6 AM SKY (%).........90 86 86 85 80 72 63 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............52 51 46 42 40 38 36 RH..............37 44 54 58 64 67 71 20 FT WIND......N 15 N 11 N 8 N 6 N 5 N 5 N 5 20 FT WIND GUST.25 20 15 10 10 10 10 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-63. MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4900-5600 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 9 TO 16 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........59 48 40 34 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............36 45 56 60 RH..............71 46 33 29 20 FT WIND......N 5G10 N 8G15 N 9G15 NW 6G10 $$ FORECASTER...GODON REQUESTED BY...CORY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110427.DLFD_.01/FGF