Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
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Spot Forecast for Contractors Lease...The Nature Conservancy
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
1050 AM CDT Sat May 4 2024
Forecast is based on ignition time of 1000 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...
Sunday looks to be dry, with more rainfall early next week across
the region and continuing rain chances through the remainder of
the week.
.SUNDAY...
Sky/weather.........Sunny (10-20 percent).
Max temperature.....Around 66.
Min humidity........36 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........South winds around 5 mph.
Mixing height.......6300 ft AGL.
Mixing winds........South 5 to 10 mph increasing to around 15 mph
late in the afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....12600 knot-ft early in the morning increasing
to 70100 knot-ft in the afternoon.
TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........13 15 16 16 18 19 19 15
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Temp............53 56 59 62 64 64 66 65
RH..............59 55 49 43 40 38 36 36
20 FT wind dir..S S S S S S S S
20 FT wind spd..5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
20 FT wind gust.8 8 8 6 6 7 8 9
Mix hgt (kft)...2.5 3.4 4.4 5.4 5.8 6.0 6.3 6.0
Mixing wind dir.SE S S S S S S S
Mixing wind spd.5 5 5 5 10 10 10 15
Vrate kt-ft/1K..13 20 25 27 46 54 63 70
.SUNDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (20-30 percent) then becoming
mostly cloudy (50-60 percent).
Min temperature.....Around 49.
Max humidity........74 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph increasing to
around 15 mph with gusts to around 23 mph
overnight.
Mixing height.......100 ft AGL.
Mixing winds........Southeast 15 to 20 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....76600 knot-ft early in the evening decreasing
to 1800 knot-ft late in the night.
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
Sky (%).........10 7 8 14 27 48
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
Tstm cov........
Temp............66 62 54 53 51 50
RH..............36 41 57 61 65 68
20 ft wind......SE 5 SE 10 SE 10 SE 10 SE 15 SE 15
20 ft wind gust.11 13 15 16 20 23
Mix hgt (ft)....5700 3200 500 200 500 600
Mixing wind.....S 15 S 15 SE 15 SE 20 SE 20 SE 20
Vrate kt-ft/1K..77 42 7 4 9 10
.MONDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (65-75 percent). Chance of rain
showers in the afternoon.
Max temperature.....Around 71.
Min humidity........46 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Windy. Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts
to around 37 mph increasing to 25 to 30 mph
with gusts to around 37 mph in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......4300 ft AGL.
Mixing winds........Southeast 20 to 25 mph increasing to 30 to 35
mph in the late morning and afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....8500 knot-ft early in the morning increasing to
104900 knot-ft in the afternoon increasing to
(116000 knot-ft) late in the afternoon.
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM
Sky (%).........63 70 76 73
Weather cov..... CHANCE
Weather type....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR
Tstm cov........
Temp............49 56 64 69
RH..............71 65 53 47
20 FT wind......SE 15G23 SE 20G34 SE 20G36 SE 25G35
Mix hgt (ft)....500 2500 3500 4200
Mixing wind.....SE 20 SE 30 SE 30 SE 35
Vrate kt-ft/1K..9 65 97 119
$$
Forecaster...MJB
Requested by...Eric Hoff
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 05/05/24
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.EMAIL ehoff@tnc.org