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Spot Forecast for North Shore...FWS
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
507 AM CDT Sun Apr 14 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 1100 CDT on April 14.
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...

Temperatures warm to the lower 70s while dry conditions will
support RH values in the 20 to 24 percent range in the area of the
spot located in the Tewaukon National Wildlife Refuge in southeast
ND. Winds shouldn`t be as strong, though a few gusts around 15
mph may be be possible from the northwest then north during the
afternoon. Rain chances increase later tonight into Monday, with
the wettest days Monday night through Tuesday night. There is a 90
percent chance for wetting rain, and a 50 percent chance for at
least 1 inch of rain in southeast North Dakota during the Monday
night through Tuesday night period.


.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent).
Max temperature.....Around 71.
Min humidity........20 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........North winds around 10 mph.
Mixing height.......6700 ft AGL.
Mixing winds........North around 15 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....31000 knot-ft early in the morning increasing
                    to 92700 knot-ft in the afternoon.

TIME (CDT)      11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........2   2   2   3   5   10  15
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Temp............61  64  67  69  70  71  71
RH..............42  31  27  24  22  20  21
20 FT wind dir..N   N   N   N   N   N   N
20 FT wind spd..10  10  10  10  10  10  10
20 FT wind gust.13  14  14  15  15  14  13
Mix hgt (kft)...2.8 4.5 5.8 6.1 6.4 6.7 6.6
Mixing wind dir.N   N   N   N   N   N   N
Mixing wind spd.15  15  15  15  15  15  15
Vrate kt-ft/1K..34  61  89  93  85  81  73

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (35-45 percent) then becoming
                    mostly cloudy (50-60 percent). Slight chance of
                    rain overnight. Chance of rain after 3 am.
Min temperature.....Around 45.
Max humidity........71 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........North winds around 5 mph shifting to the
                    southeast in the late evening and overnight.
Mixing height.......300 ft AGL.
Mixing winds........North 5 to 10 mph shifting to the east 10 to 15
                    mph in the late evening and overnight.
Smoke dispersal.....41700 knot-ft early in the evening decreasing
                    to 2500 knot-ft late in the night.

TIME (CDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
Sky (%).........33     31     39     37     48     53
Weather cov.....                            S CHC  CHANCE
Weather type....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   RAIN   RAIN
Tstm cov........
Temp............70     64     57     53     50     48
RH..............23     31     43     50     56     63
20 ft wind......N 5    NE 5   SE 5   SE 5   SE 5   SE 10
20 ft wind gust.11     7      8      8      11     14
Mix hgt (ft)....5200   500    400    400    400    400
Mixing wind.....N 10   NE 5   E 10   E 10   E 10   E 15
Vrate kt-ft/1K..42     3      3      3      3      5

.MONDAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (60-70 percent). Chance of rain
                    through the day. Slight chance of thunderstorms
                    in the late morning and early afternoon.
Max temperature.....Around 66.
Min humidity........37 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Breezy. Southeast winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts
                    to around 32 mph increasing to around 25 mph
                    with gusts to around 33 mph in the afternoon.
                    Gusty and erratic winds expected near
                    thunderstorms in the late morning and early
                    afternoon.
Mixing height.......3100 ft AGL.
Mixing winds........East 15 to 20 mph increasing to southeast 25 to
                    30 mph in the late morning and afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....8900 knot-ft early in the morning increasing to
                    78600 knot-ft in the afternoon.

TIME (CDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Sky (%).........58        56        73        75
Weather cov.....CHANCE    CHANCE    CHANCE    CHANCE
Weather type....RAIN      RAIN      RAIN      RAIN
Tstm cov........                    S CHC     S CHC
Temp............46        49        59        65
RH..............68        65        46        39
20 FT wind......SE 10G15  E 20G25   SE 20G32  SE 25G32
Mix hgt (ft)....600       1100      2000      2900
Mixing wind.....E 15      SE 20     SE 25     SE 30
Vrate kt-ft/1K..10        21        48        71

$$
Forecaster...DJR
Requested by...Terry Gwilliams
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2410396.2/FGF
.DELDT 04/14/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL Terry_Gwilliams@fws.gov