Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
151 FNUS73 KFGF 311311 FWSFGF Spot Forecast for Bluestem South...The Nature Conservancy National Weather Service Grand Forks ND 811 AM CDT Fri May 31 2024 Forecast is based on ignition time of 1200 CDT on May 31. 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... Some showers possible to the SE of the burn in the late afternoon/evening (6 - 8pm timeframe). Otherwise, RHs in the mid 40s today, with high temperatures around 70 degrees. Winds will remain westerly the rest of the day, with a shift to SW/S around sunset. .REST OF TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (65-75 percent). Max temperature.....Around 70. Min humidity........44 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds around 10 mph. Mixing height.......6200 ft AGL. Mixing winds........West 10 to 15 mph. Smoke dispersal.....52200 knot-ft early in the morning increasing to 75100 knot-ft in the afternoon. TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM Sky (%).........59 55 66 71 85 70 Weather cov..... Weather type.... Tstm cov........ Temp............65 67 68 68 69 68 RH..............54 49 45 45 44 45 20 FT wind dir..W W W W SW SW 20 FT wind spd..10 10 10 10 10 10 20 FT wind gust.14 14 14 14 14 14 Mix hgt (kft)...4.0 4.9 5.8 6.2 6.0 5.5 Mixing wind dir.W W W W W W Mixing wind spd.15 15 15 15 15 10 Vrate kt-ft/1K..52 63 75 74 72 55 .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (60-70 percent) then becoming partly cloudy (20-30 percent). Min temperature.....Around 49. Max humidity........83 percent. Wind (20 ft)........South winds around 5 mph. Mixing height.......400 ft AGL. Mixing winds........Southwest around 15 mph shifting to the south early in the evening. Smoke dispersal.....50400 knot-ft early in the evening decreasing to 4700 knot-ft late in the night. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM Sky (%).........62 61 34 17 12 13 Weather cov..... Weather type....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE Tstm cov........ Temp............68 64 59 55 53 51 RH..............47 58 67 77 77 83 20 ft wind......S 5 S 5 S 5 S 5 S 5 S 5 20 ft wind gust.13 12 12 11 11 11 Mix hgt (ft)....4200 600 500 500 400 500 Mixing wind.....W 15 S 15 S 15 SW 15 S 15 S 10 Vrate kt-ft/1K..50 7 6 5 5 5 .SATURDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny (10-20 percent). Max temperature.....Around 74. Min humidity........37 percent. Wind (20 ft)........South winds around 5 mph shifting to the west in the late morning and afternoon. Mixing height.......7500 ft AGL. Mixing winds........Southwest 10 to 15 mph shifting to the west in the late morning and afternoon. Smoke dispersal.....4700 knot-ft early in the morning increasing to 101200 knot-ft in the afternoon increasing to (84500 knot-ft) late in the afternoon. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM Sky (%).........20 11 5 8 Weather cov..... Weather type....NONE NONE NONE NONE Tstm cov........ Temp............50 59 68 72 RH..............83 69 52 42 20 FT wind......S 5G12 SW 10G14 W 10G14 W 10G15 Mix hgt (ft)....500 1400 4900 7300 Mixing wind.....S 10 W 15 W 15 W 15 Vrate kt-ft/1K..5 16 71 109 $$ Forecaster...AH Requested by...Eric Hoff Type of request...PRESCRIBED .TAG 2415404.0/FGF .DELDT 05/31/24 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL ehoff@tnc.org