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FNUS73 KFGF 131416
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Spot Forecast for CR-7...Usfws
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
916 AM CDT Sat Apr 13 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 1000 CDT on April 13.
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...

As clouds pass through this morning, winds will gust up to 20
mph, before subsiding into the afternoon. However, as winds
decrease, they will shift from the south to the west. These
lighter westerly winds will shift northwesterly overnight. Winds
will increase on Sunday, gusting up to 20 mph, maintaining the
northwesterly direction. RH values for both Saturday and Sunday
will be similar, bottoming out each afternoon near or just above
30 percent.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (65-75 percent). Slight chance of
                    rain late in the morning. Slight chance of rain
                    showers early in the afternoon. Slight chance
                    of rain showers late in the afternoon.
Max temperature.....Around 68.
Min humidity........33 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds around 10 mph with gusts to
                    around 19 mph shifting to the west late in the
                    afternoon.
Mixing height.......4300 ft AGL.
Mixing winds........Southwest 15 to 20 mph shifting to the west
                    late in the afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....22400 knot-ft early in the morning increasing
                    to 65900 knot-ft in the afternoon.

TIME (CDT)      10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........58  58  66  67  68  78  64  70
Weather cov.....SCH             SCH     SCH SCH
Weather type....RN              RW      RW  RW
Tstm cov........
Temp............55  59  61  62  63  64  66  66
RH..............43  39  37  36  35  34  32  32
20 FT wind dir..S   S   SW  SW  SW  W   W   W
20 FT wind spd..10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10
20 FT wind gust.19  16  15  15  15  14  14  18
Mix hgt (kft)...1.3 1.6 2.0 2.1 2.0 3.3 4.3 4.2
Mixing wind dir.S   SW  SW  SW  SW  W   W   NW
Mixing wind spd.20  20  20  15  15  15  15  15
Vrate kt-ft/1K..26  31  35  26  24  45  64  66

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (60-70 percent) then becoming
                    partly cloudy (25-35 percent) then becoming
                    clear (0-10 percent).
Min temperature.....Around 39.
Max humidity........82 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
Mixing height.......400 ft AGL.
Mixing winds........West 15 to 20 mph shifting to the northwest 10
                    to 15 mph early in the evening.
Smoke dispersal.....49700 knot-ft early in the evening decreasing
                    to 4100 knot-ft late in the night.

TIME (CDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
Sky (%).........65     47     29     27     11     11
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
Tstm cov........
Temp............66     59     53     50     46     44
RH..............33     42     59     63     70     76
20 ft wind......W 10   W 5    NW 5   NW 10  NW 5   NW 5
20 ft wind gust.18     12     12     14     12     11
Mix hgt (ft)....3000   600    400    400    400    400
Mixing wind.....W 20   W 10   NW 15  N 15   NW 15  NW 15
Vrate kt-ft/1K..50     6      6      6      5      6

.SUNDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent).
Max temperature.....Around 62.
Min humidity........30 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph.
Mixing height.......6000 ft AGL.
Mixing winds........Northwest 10 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 20
                    mph in the afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....3300 knot-ft early in the morning increasing to
                    116500 knot-ft in the afternoon.

TIME (CDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Sky (%).........6         4         5         5
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
Tstm cov........
Temp............42        48        58        61
RH..............80        69        39        31
20 FT wind......NW 5G12   NW 10G14  NW 10G18  NW 10G20
Mix hgt (ft)....300       800       4000      5800
Mixing wind.....NW 15     NW 10     NW 15     NW 20
Vrate kt-ft/1K..4         11        71        113

$$
Forecaster...BR
Requested by...Eric
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2410611.0/FGF
.DELDT 04/13/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL Eric_mark@fws.gov