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Spot Forecast for Haroldson Burn pole prepping...MN DNR
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
942 AM CDT Mon Apr 15 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 1000 CDT on April 15.
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...

The forecast for your burn site northeast of Gatzke includes RH
values dipping into the mid 20s by mid afternoon. There is a 40%
chance values dip to 17-25 percent, and will be dependent upon
less cloud cover allowing for more heating/mixing. Winds will be
lighter today, out of the east to east-southeast around 5-10 mph
this afternoon.

While not included in the forecast, there may be some very light
rain showers through the morning into early afternoon today, of
which would not exceed 0.05 inch of rainfall. Otherwise, there is
a chance of light rain late afternoon after 5 PM lasting into the
evening. Amounts from this activity is anticipated to be light between
0.05 - 0.20 inches. Winds increase slightly tonight in the 10-15
mph range, gusts potentially up to 20 mph.


.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (50-60 percent).
Max temperature.....Around 60.
Min humidity........25 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........East winds around 5 mph.
Mixing height.......4800 ft AGL.
Mixing winds........East around 10 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....15200 knot-ft early in the morning increasing
                    to 37500 knot-ft in the afternoon.

TIME (CDT)      10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........58  53  45  47  52  60  59  65
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Temp............49  52  54  55  56  57  58  57
RH..............44  38  32  29  26  25  25  27
20 FT wind dir..SE  E   E   E   E   E   E   E
20 FT wind spd..5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5
20 FT wind gust.7   6   8   11  11  12  13  13
Mix hgt (kft)...1.9 2.7 3.4 4.5 4.7 4.8 4.7 4.7
Mixing wind dir.E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E
Mixing wind spd.10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10
Vrate kt-ft/1K..15  19  24  31  33  34  38  37

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (70-80 percent). Slight chance of
                    rain.
Min temperature.....Around 44.
Max humidity........53 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........East winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts to around 22
                    mph increasing to around 15 mph early in the
                    morning.
Mixing height.......600 ft AGL.
Mixing winds........East 10 to 15 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph
                    overnight.
Smoke dispersal.....41800 knot-ft early in the evening decreasing
                    to 6700 knot-ft late in the night.

TIME (CDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
Sky (%).........70     74     80     82     77     66
Weather cov.....S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC
Weather type....RAIN   RAIN   RAIN   RAIN   RAIN   RAIN
Tstm cov........
Temp............57     53     50     48     47     46
RH..............28     33     37     42     43     47
20 ft wind......E 5    E 10   E 10   E 10   E 10   E 10
20 ft wind gust.14     14     16     18     20     22
Mix hgt (ft)....4200   700    700    800    900    900
Mixing wind.....E 10   E 10   E 15   E 15   E 20   E 20
Vrate kt-ft/1K..42     7      9      13     15     15

$$
Forecaster...CJ
Requested by...Kyle Arola
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2410913.0/FGF
.DELDT 04/15/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL kyle.arola@state.mn.us