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Spot Forecast for AgOlson WMA RX...MN DNR
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
515 AM CDT Wed Apr 24 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0800 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 near critical fire weather conditions
due to low humidity values this afternoon and early evening. Winds
will be light all day, light and variable this morning then
turning more south to southwest this afternoon 5 to 10 mph.

Wet weather late Thursday night into Friday, lasting into the
wekeend.



.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent).
Max temperature.....Around 63.
Min humidity........22 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds becoming southwest around 5 mph
                    late in the morning.
Mixing height.......6700 ft AGL.
Mixing winds........North around 5 mph shifting to the southwest in
                    the late morning and afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....1700 knot-ft early in the morning increasing to
                    40200 knot-ft in the afternoon.

TIME (CDT)      8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........4   4   4   5   5   5   5   5   5   16
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Temp............32  42  48  51  55  58  60  62  63  63
RH..............70  55  46  39  32  29  26  23  22  23
20 FT wind dir..N   N   N   SW  SW  SW  SW  S   S   S
20 FT wind spd..0   0   0   5   5   5   5   5   5   5
20 FT wind gust.3   5   7   6   6   6   6   6   7   9
Mix hgt (kft)...0.4 0.6 1.4 2.5 4.0 5.0 5.5 6.4 6.7 6.7
Mixing wind dir.N   N   SW  W   SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  S
Mixing wind spd.5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5
Vrate kt-ft/1K..2   3   7   15  24  25  28  32  33  40

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (15-25 percent).
Min temperature.....Around 42.
Max humidity........68 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds 5 to 10 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 in
                    the late evening and overnight.
Smoke dispersal.....43000 knot-ft early in the evening decreasing
                    to 4100 knot-ft late in the night.

TIME (CDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
Sky (%).........27     30     25     10     8      10
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
Tstm cov........
Temp............63     60     52     49     46     44
RH..............23     29     39     46     53     63
20 ft wind......S 5    S 5    SE 10  SE 10  SE 15  SE 15
20 ft wind gust.9      11     14     16     22     20
Mix hgt (ft)....6600   700    400    400    500    500
Mixing wind.....S 5    S 10   S 15   S 15   S 20   S 15
Vrate kt-ft/1K..40     5      4      6      8      8

$$
Forecaster...DR
Requested by...Rob Baden
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2412102.0/FGF
.DELDT 04/24/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL Robert.Baden@state.mn.us