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Spot Forecast for Mt Moriah...USFWS
National Weather Service Bismarck ND
637 AM CDT Wed May 29 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 1000 CDT on May 29.
If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...

Developing low pressure to our west will result in increasing
southeast winds across the region today. Mainly dry conditions
today with increasing chances for showers and thunderstorms later
today through tonight.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny.
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....Around 71.
Min humidity........45 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds 15 to 23 mph. Gusts up to 31
                    mph in the late morning and early afternoon.
Mixing height.......3700 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southeast 18 to 26 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (24300 knot-ft) early in the morning
                    increasing to good (85300 knot-ft) in the
                    afternoon.
Haines Index........3 to 4 or very low to low potential for large
                    plume dominated fire growth.

TIME (CDT)      10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........1   2   4   4   2   1   5   9
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Chc of pcpn (%).0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
LAL.............1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1
Temp............55  60  62  65  67  69  70  71
RH..............73  62  60  56  50  47  45  46
20 FT wind dir..S   SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
20 FT wind spd..15  17  18  18  19  20  21  23
20 FT wind gust.19  24  25  25  26  26  27  28
Mix hgt (kft)...1.5 2.0 2.6 2.9 3.4 3.6 3.6 3.7
Transp wind dir.S   S   S   S   S   SE  SE  SE
Transp wind spd.18  20  21  21  22  24  24  26
Haines index....3   3   3   3   3   4   4   4
Dispr kt-ft/1K..24  33  46  52  64  75  76  85

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly to mostly cloudy. Chance of showers
                    and thunderstorms overnight.
CWR.................0 percent increasing to 26 percent.
Chance of pcpn......40 percent.
LAL.................1 until 0100, then 2 until 0400, then 3.
Min temperature.....Around 56.
Max humidity........87 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds 21 to 22 mph with gusts to
                    around 31 mph. Gusty and erratic winds expected
                    near thunderstorms overnight.
Mixing height.......600 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South 24 to 28 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Good (87300 knot-ft) early in the evening
                    decreasing to poor (12400 knot-ft) late in the
                    night.
Haines Index........3 to 4 or very low to low potential for large
                    plume dominated fire growth.

TIME (CDT)      6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky (%).........14  11  16  16  21  41  52  59  46  56  75  75
Weather cov.....                            SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC
Weather type....                            RW  RW  RW  RW  RW
Tstm cov........                            SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC
CWR.............0   0   0   0   0   0   0   10  10  10  30  30
Chc of pcpn (%).0   0   0   0   0   0   0   20  20  20  40  40
LAL.............1   1   1   1   1   1   1   2   2   2   3   3
Temp............70  70  67  63  61  60  60  59  59  59  58  59
RH..............47  47  52  60  65  67  64  67  67  67  72  69
20 FT wind dir..SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  S   S   S   S
20 FT wind spd..22  21  21  21  21  22  22  22  22  22  22  22
20 FT wind gust.28  28  28  28  28  30  31  31  31  31  31  30
Mix hgt (kft)...3.6 2.8 1.2 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6
Transp wind dir.SE  SE  SE  SE  S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
Transp wind spd.28  28  24  24  24  25  25  25  25  26  25  24
Haines index....4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   3   3   3
Dispr kt-ft/1K..87  68  26  15  12  13  14  14  16  17  14  13

.THURSDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy then becoming mostly sunny.
                    Chance of thunderstorms in the morning. Rain
                    showers through the day. Slight chance of
                    thunderstorms in the afternoon.
CWR.................26 percent increasing to 91 percent in the
                    morning, then decreasing to 17 percent in the
                    afternoon.
Chance of pcpn......90 percent.
LAL.................3 until 1000, then 2.
Max temperature.....Around 68.
Min humidity........50 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........South winds 17 to 21 mph with gusts to around
                    30 mph shifting to the west 13 to 15 mph in the
                    afternoon. Gusty and erratic winds expected
                    near thunderstorms early in the morning. Gusty
                    and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms
                    in the late morning and afternoon.
Mixing height.......4600 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South 18 to 24 mph shifting to the west 16 to
                    18 mph in the afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (11900 knot-ft) early in the morning
                    increasing to good (73300 knot-ft) in the
                    afternoon.
Haines Index........3 to 4 or very low to low potential for large
                    plume dominated fire growth.

TIME (CDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Sky (%).........79        84        80        48
Weather cov.....CHANCE    DEFNTE    DEFNTE    S CHC
Weather type....RNSHWR    RNSHWR    RNSHWR    RNSHWR
Tstm cov........CHANCE    CHANCE    S CHC     S CHC
CWR.............30        90        90        20
Chc of pcpn (%).40        90        90        20
LAL.............3         3         2         2
Temp............58        60        60        64
RH..............77        87        93        67
20 FT wind......S 21G30   S 18G26   W 15G20   W 13G20
Mix hgt (ft)....600       1100      1600      3700
Transport wind..S 24      S 21      W 17      W 16
Haines index....3         3         4         4
Dispr kt-ft/1K..12        19        24        53

$$
Forecaster...HEINERT
Requested by...Jeff Dion
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
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