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FNUS73 KFGF 241220
FWSFGF

Spot Forecast for PCA...UFWS
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
720 AM CDT Wed Apr 24 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 1000 CDT on April 24.
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...

Dry Conditions today with RH values dropping to around 25
percent. Light and variable wind to start the day then more
consistent south wind this afternoon 5 to 8 mph. So a light wind
day. With such light winds, wind directions may be variable into
the afternoon depending on local topography or other factors. Wet
weather Friday into the weekend.


.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (10-20 percent).
Max temperature.....Around 62.
Min humidity........26 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........South winds around 5 mph.
Mixing height.......6900 ft AGL.
Mixing winds........Southwest 5 to 10 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....13800 knot-ft early in the morning increasing
                    to 55400 knot-ft in the afternoon.

TIME (CDT)      10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........5   6   6   6   8   9   10  29
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Temp............48  52  55  57  59  60  61  62
RH..............57  46  37  31  29  28  27  26
20 FT wind dir..S   S   SW  SW  SW  S   S   S
20 FT wind spd..5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5
20 FT wind gust.7   9   8   8   9   9   9   11
Mix hgt (kft)...1.7 3.2 4.7 5.5 6.1 6.6 6.6 6.9
Mixing wind dir.SW  SW  W   W   SW  SW  SW  SW
Mixing wind spd.10  10  5   5   5   10  10  10
Vrate kt-ft/1K..14  22  28  33  36  46  46  55

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (45-55 percent) then becoming
                    mostly cloudy (60-70 percent) then becoming
                    partly cloudy (25-35 percent).
Min temperature.....Around 44.
Max humidity........63 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph becoming around 10
                    mph with gusts to around 20 mph in the late
                    evening and overnight.
Mixing height.......500 ft AGL.
Mixing winds........South 10 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph
                    after 3 am.
Smoke dispersal.....46800 knot-ft early in the evening decreasing
                    to 4300 knot-ft late in the night.

TIME (CDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
Sky (%).........48     70     72     40     15     26
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
Tstm cov........
Temp............62     58     52     50     48     46
RH..............26     34     44     48     54     60
20 ft wind......S 5    SE 5   SE 10  SE 10  SE 10  SE 10
20 ft wind gust.11     11     14     19     20     19
Mix hgt (ft)....6700   500    500    500    600    600
Mixing wind.....S 10   S 10   SE 15  SE 15  S 15   S 15
Vrate kt-ft/1K..47     4      5      8      9      8

.THURSDAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (50-60 percent).
Max temperature.....Around 69.
Min humidity........35 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to
                    around 25 mph increasing to around 20 mph with
                    gusts to around 32 mph in the late morning and
                    afternoon.
Mixing height.......5300 ft AGL.
Mixing winds........South 15 to 20 mph increasing to around 35 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....8400 knot-ft early in the morning increasing to
                    81400 knot-ft in the afternoon increasing to
                    (117800 knot-ft) in the afternoon.

TIME (CDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Sky (%).........45        48        42        51
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
Tstm cov........
Temp............46        52        62        66
RH..............60        54        41        37
20 FT wind......SE 10G19  S 15G25   SE 20G28  S 20G32
Mix hgt (ft)....600       1100      3100      4900
Mixing wind.....S 15      S 25      S 30      S 35
Vrate kt-ft/1K..8         22        81        145

$$
Forecaster...DR
Requested by...Troy Boschee
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2412183.0/FGF
.DELDT 04/24/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL troy_boschee@fws.gov