Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND

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Spot Forecast for Lake 21 Rx...MN DNR
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
158 PM CDT Tue May 14 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 1000 CDT on May 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...

Updated the forecast given the current conditions just sent into
our office. Winds will be east southeast around 5 mph, but may be
variable at times given the light nature to these winds. We are
approaching peak heating, and anticipate the temperature and
relative humidity to be similar over the next few hours.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (30-40 percent).
Max temperature.....Around 69.
Min humidity........30 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........East southeast winds around 5 mph.
Mixing height.......5500 ft AGL.
Mixing winds........Southeast 10 to 15 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....21300 knot-ft early in the morning
increasing to 59000 knot-ft in the
afternoon.

TIME (CDT)      2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........34  43  54  51
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Temp............68  69  69  69
RH..............32  30  30  30
20 FT wind dir..E   E   E   E
20 FT wind spd..5   5   5   5
20 FT wind gust.13  14  14  13
Mix hgt (kft)...5.4 5.4 5.5 5.4
Mixing wind dir.SE  SE  SE  SE
Mixing wind spd.10  10  10  15
Vrate kt-ft/1K..48  49  55  59

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (70-80 percent).
Min temperature.....Around 44.
Max humidity........58 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Mixing height.......500 ft AGL.
Mixing winds........Southeast 10 to 15 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....51800 knot-ft early in the evening decreasing
                    to 5200 knot-ft late in the night.

TIME (CDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
Sky (%).........67     66     61     73     77     85
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
Tstm cov........
Temp............65     62     57     51     49     47
RH..............30     38     47     50     50     55
20 ft wind......E 5    E 10   SE 10  SE 10  SE 10  SE 10
20 ft wind gust.12     12     14     14     13     13
Mix hgt (ft)....4700   1100   700    600    800    800
Mixing wind.....SE 15  SE 15  SE 15  SE 15  SE 10  SE 15
Vrate kt-ft/1K..52     12     9      7      9      8

.WEDNESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (80-90 percent). Chance of rain
                    showers in the morning. Rain showers likely in
                    the afternoon.
Max temperature.....Around 65.
Min humidity........48 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.

TIME (CDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Sky (%).........81        90        91        93
Weather cov.....          CHANCE    CHANCE    LIKELY
Weather type....NONE      RNSHWR    RNSHWR    RNSHWR
Tstm cov........
Temp............46        53        61        64
RH..............58        54        48        54
20 FT wind......SE 5G11   SE 5G12   SE 10G14  SE 10G14

$$
Forecaster...TG
Requested by...Chris Gronewold
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2414057.0/FGF
.DELDT 05/14/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL chris.gronewold@state.mn.us