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Spot Forecast for Jims Marsh...usfws
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
958 AM CDT Sun May 5 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 1100 CDT on May 05.
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 cumulus clouds likely developing this afternoon, otherwise
sunny. Light south winds, a few gusts to around 10 mph possible
this afternoon.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (10-20 percent).
Max temperature.....Around 65.
Min humidity........34 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........South winds around 5 mph.
Mixing height.......6800 ft AGL.
Mixing winds........Southwest around 10 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....39300 knot-ft early in the morning increasing
                    to 60600 knot-ft in the afternoon.

TIME (CDT)      11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........14  20  30  26  18  6   3
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Temp............59  61  62  62  63  63  65
RH..............47  42  40  39  38  36  34
20 FT wind dir..S   SW  SW  SW  S   S   S
20 FT wind spd..5   5   5   5   5   5   5
20 FT wind gust.8   9   11  11  11  11  11
Mix hgt (kft)...4.5 5.6 6.6 6.8 6.7 6.7 6.5
Mixing wind dir.SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  S   S
Mixing wind spd.10  10  10  10  10  10  10
Vrate kt-ft/1K..41  39  53  54  54  61  59

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (15-25 percent).
Min temperature.....Around 46.
Max humidity........79 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Mixing height.......400 ft AGL.
Mixing winds........South 10 to 15 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....62700 knot-ft early in the evening decreasing
                    to 5100 knot-ft late in the night.

TIME (CDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
Sky (%).........6      6      9      34     27     23
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
Tstm cov........
Temp............64     60     53     50     49     47
RH..............37     44     57     63     68     76
20 ft wind......S 5    SE 10  SE 10  SE 10  SE 10  SE 10
20 ft wind gust.11     12     13     15     18     18
Mix hgt (ft)....6300   700    400    500    500    500
Mixing wind.....S 10   S 10   S 15   S 15   S 15   S 15
Vrate kt-ft/1K..63     7      5      7      8      7

.MONDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (45-55 percent) then becoming
                    mostly cloudy (65-75 percent). Slight chance of
                    rain showers in the afternoon.
Max temperature.....Around 69.
Min humidity........50 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to
                    around 26 mph increasing to around 20 mph with
                    gusts to around 33 mph in the late morning and
                    afternoon.
Mixing height.......3700 ft AGL.
Mixing winds........Southeast 20 to 25 mph increasing to 30 to 35
                    mph in the late morning and afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....9800 knot-ft early in the morning increasing to
                    106700 knot-ft in the afternoon.

TIME (CDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Sky (%).........32        45        62        70
Weather cov.....                              S CHC
Weather type....NONE      NONE      NONE      RNSHWR
Tstm cov........
Temp............46        55        62        66
RH..............79        64        54        52
20 FT wind......SE 10G19  SE 15G26  SE 20G27  SE 20G30
Mix hgt (ft)....600       2000      3400      3600
Mixing wind.....SE 20     S 30      SE 35     SE 35
Vrate kt-ft/1K..10        51        97        106

$$
Forecaster...MJB
Requested by...D. Franco
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2413197.0/FGF
.DELDT 05/05/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL darrin_franco@fws.gov