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Spot Forecast for Cemetery Grassland...Fws
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
619 AM CDT Wed Apr 24 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0700 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 winds predominantly out of the
south/southwest at 5 - 10 MPH. RH bottoms out around 23% for the
area of concern, with temperatures in the low to mid 60s.
Forecasted Haines Index is 6 for the area. Rain moving in
starting Thursday and lasting into the weekend.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent).
Max temperature.....Around 62.
Min humidity........24 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........South winds around 5 mph shifting to the
                    southwest in the late morning and afternoon.
Mixing height.......6800 ft AGL.
Mixing winds........Southwest around 5 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....2000 knot-ft early in the morning increasing to
                    40900 knot-ft in the afternoon.

TIME (CDT)      7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   13
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Temp............27  32  40  47  51  54  57  59  60  61  62
RH..............74  63  51  42  36  31  28  26  26  25  24
20 FT wind dir..S   S   SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  S   S
20 FT wind spd..5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5
20 FT wind gust.        6   8   8   7   7   6   8   7   9
Mix hgt (kft)...0.3 0.4 1.0 1.6 2.7 3.8 4.9 5.5 6.1 6.5 6.8
Mixing wind dir.S   S   SW  W   W   W   SW  SW  SW  SW  SW
Mixing wind spd.5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5
Vrate kt-ft/1K..2   2   6   10  17  23  29  28  37  39  41

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (10-20 percent).
Min temperature.....Around 41.
Max humidity........65 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........South winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts to around 20
                    mph increasing to around 15 mph overnight.
Mixing height.......400 ft AGL.
Mixing winds........South 5 to 10 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph
                    late in the evening.
Smoke dispersal.....41500 knot-ft early in the evening decreasing
                    to 4500 knot-ft late in the night.

TIME (CDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
Sky (%).........22     18     23     8      7      6
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
Tstm cov........
Temp............62     57     50     47     45     44
RH..............24     31     41     47     53     60
20 ft wind......S 5    S 5    S 10   S 10   S 15   S 15
20 ft wind gust.11     11     13     15     20     20
Mix hgt (ft)....6700   800    500    400    500    500
Mixing wind.....S 5    S 10   S 10   S 15   S 20   S 20
Vrate kt-ft/1K..40     5      5      5      8      8

.THURSDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (25-35 percent).
Max temperature.....Around 68.
Min humidity........33 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Breezy. South winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts to
                    around 32 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph with
                    gusts to around 33 mph late in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......5200 ft AGL.
Mixing winds........South 20 to 25 mph increasing to 30 to 35 mph
                    late in the morning.
Smoke dispersal.....8100 knot-ft early in the morning increasing to
                    90900 knot-ft in the afternoon increasing to
                    (122800 knot-ft) in the afternoon.

TIME (CDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Sky (%).........7         27        28        50
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
Tstm cov........
Temp............44        52        64        68
RH..............60        52        38        36
20 FT wind......S 15G23   S 15G26   S 20G28   S 20G32
Mix hgt (ft)....500       1000      3600      5000
Mixing wind.....S 20      S 25      S 30      S 35
Vrate kt-ft/1K..8         21        91        148

$$
Forecaster...AH
Requested by...Eric
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2412158.0/FGF
.DELDT 04/24/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL eric_mark@fws.gov