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Spot Forecast for Bluestem 1...The nature conservancy
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
157 PM CDT Fri Jun 7 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 1400 CDT on June 07.
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...

Remainder of today will be mostly sunny with increasing cloud
cover. Rain chances should increase this evening after 6PM with a
high probability of showers after 8PM. Relative humidity will also
increase as shower coverage increases. Winds for the remainder of
today will be mostly light and from the west to northwest.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (30-40 percent).
Max temperature.....Around 75.
Min humidity........28 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds around 5 mph.
Mixing height.......8000 ft AGL.
Mixing winds........Northwest 10 to 15 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....50000 knot-ft early in the morning increasing
                    to 97700 knot-ft in the afternoon.

TIME (CDT)      2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........35  42  31  41
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Temp............74  75  74  73
RH..............29  28  30  35
20 FT wind dir..NW  NW  NW  N
20 FT wind spd..5   5   5   5
20 FT wind gust.13  13  13  13
Mix hgt (kft)...7.0 7.4 8.0 6.3
Mixing wind dir.NW  W   NW  NW
Mixing wind spd.15  15  10  10
Vrate kt-ft/1K..98  81  80  50

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (45-55 percent) then becoming
                    mostly cloudy (65-75 percent) then becoming
                    partly cloudy (40-50 percent). Rain showers
                    likely.
Min temperature.....Around 50.
Max humidity........95 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........North winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the
                    southwest after 3 am.
Mixing height.......500 ft AGL.
Mixing winds........North 10 to 15 mph shifting to the west after 3
                    am.
Smoke dispersal.....23900 knot-ft early in the evening decreasing
                    to 3500 knot-ft late in the night.

TIME (CDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
Sky (%).........50     69     85     85     76     47
Weather cov.....       S CHC  CHANCE LIKELY S CHC
Weather type....NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE
Tstm cov........
Temp............71     65     61     58     56     53
RH..............41     53     64     75     85     91
20 ft wind......N 10   N 10   N 10   N 5    NW 5   SW 5
20 ft wind gust.14     13     13     12     11     8
Mix hgt (ft)....2700   700    600    700    500    500
Mixing wind.....N 10   N 15   N 15   N 15   N 10   NW 10
Vrate kt-ft/1K..24     10     8      9      5      4

.SATURDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (25-35 percent).
Max temperature.....Around 72.
Min humidity........38 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the
                    west in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......7000 ft AGL.
Mixing winds........West 10 to 15 mph shifting to the northwest
                    around 20 mph in the afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....3700 knot-ft early in the morning increasing to
                    75200 knot-ft in the afternoon increasing to
                    (71000 knot-ft) in the afternoon.

TIME (CDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Sky (%).........32        24        18        36
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
Tstm cov........
Temp............50        57        67        71
RH..............95        85        56        42
20 FT wind......SW 5G8    SW 5G11   W 10G14   W 10G16
Mix hgt (ft)....500       1200      4800      6100
Mixing wind.....W 10      NW 10     NW 20     NW 20
Vrate kt-ft/1K..4         12        75        107

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Forecaster...AP
Requested by...Derek savage
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
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.EMAIL Derek.savage@tnc.org