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Spot Forecast for Bluestem "West"...The Nature Conservancy
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
547 AM CDT Sat Jun 8 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 1100 CDT on June 08.
If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

Please call the NWS in Grand Forks at 701-795-5127 for additional
information and monitor our website (www.weather.gov/fgf) or NOAA
All-Hazards Radio for the latest updates.

.DISCUSSION...

Mostly sunny today.   Look for a west wind turning ever so much toward
the northwest by mid afternoon.  Speeds in the 8 to 15 mph range but
some gusts may reach near 20 mph.  RH values will be near 30 percent
at is lowest.  Winds turning north 5 to 10 mph but holding off until
after sunset.




.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent).
Max temperature.....Around 73.
Min humidity........33 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds 8 to 15 mph.
Mixing height.......9800 ft AGL.
Mixing winds........West 10 to 15 mph shifting to the northwest
                    around 20 mph late in the afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....19400 knot-ft early in the morning increasing
                    to 97800 knot-ft in the afternoon increasing to
                    (138600 knot-ft) late in the afternoon.

TIME (CDT)      11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........5   9   13  17  16  16  15
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Temp............65  69  71  72  73  73  73
RH..............63  51  42  37  35  33  33
20 FT wind dir..W   W   W   W   NW  NW  NW
20 FT wind spd..5   5   10  10  10  10  10
20 FT wind gust.12  13  14  15  15  16  16
Mix hgt (kft)...2.2 4.3 7.5 9.2 9.3 9.8 9.4
Mixing wind dir.W   W   W   W   W   W   NW
Mixing wind spd.10  10  15  15  15  20  20
Vrate kt-ft/1K..19  43  98  139 139 156 160

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (5-15 percent).
Min temperature.....Around 48.
Max humidity........80 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........North winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the
                    northeast overnight, then shifting to the north
                    after 3 am.
Mixing height.......300 ft AGL.
Mixing winds........Northwest 15 to 20 mph shifting to the north 10
                    to 15 mph early in the evening.
Smoke dispersal.....76000 knot-ft early in the evening decreasing
                    to 3100 knot-ft late in the night.

TIME (CDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
Sky (%).........14     21     12     15     5      7
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
Tstm cov........
Temp............72     68     61     57     54     51
RH..............35     45     60     67     71     77
20 ft wind......NW 10  N 5    N 5    NE 5   N 5    N 5
20 ft wind gust.16     14     11     8      8      9
Mix hgt (ft)....4800   600    400    400    300    300
Mixing wind.....NW 20  N 10   N 10   N 10   N 10   N 15
Vrate kt-ft/1K..76     6      3      4      3      4

.SUNDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (10-20 percent).
Max temperature.....Around 66.
Min humidity........50 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........North winds 5 to 10 mph increasing to around 15
                    mph in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......4900 ft AGL.
Mixing winds........North 10 to 15 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph
                    in the late morning and afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....3900 knot-ft early in the morning increasing to
                    91500 knot-ft in the afternoon.

TIME (CDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Sky (%).........5         4         14        25
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
Tstm cov........
Temp............50        56        62        65
RH..............77        64        54        50
20 FT wind......N 5G11    N 10G15   N 15G19   N 15G21
Mix hgt (ft)....400       2200      3900      4700
Mixing wind.....N 10      N 20      N 25      N 20
Vrate kt-ft/1K..4         38        81        89

$$
Forecaster...DR
Requested by...Eric Hoff
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
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.EMAIL ehoff@tnc.org