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Spot Forecast for Morph Medows/Farley RX...US Forest Service
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
1253 PM CDT Sat Apr 13 2024

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

Winds this afternoon will shift to the west and decrease.
Northwesterly winds overnight will persist into tomorrow, with
gusts increasing to 20 mph. RH values Sunday afternoon will fall
into the mid 20s. Resubmit request again tonight for an update on
burning conditions tomorrow.

.SUNDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent).
Max temperature.....Around 63.
Min humidity........26 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds around 5 mph.
Mixing height.......6700 ft AGL.
Mixing winds........Northwest 15 to 20 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....27600 knot-ft early in the morning increasing
                    to 126700 knot-ft in the afternoon.

TIME (CDT)      10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........8   8   7   6   6   6   6   5
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Temp............53  57  59  61  62  62  63  62
RH..............59  47  39  32  28  27  26  27
20 FT wind dir..NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW
20 FT wind spd..5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5
20 FT wind gust.12  14  14  15  15  15  15  14
Mix hgt (kft)...2.0 3.2 4.3 5.4 5.8 6.3 6.7 5.6
Mixing wind dir.NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW
Mixing wind spd.15  15  20  20  20  20  20  20
Vrate kt-ft/1K..28  49  72  98  107 117 127 95

.SUNDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (20-30 percent) then becoming
                    mostly cloudy (60-70 percent).
Min temperature.....Around 37.
Max humidity........76 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the
                    east after 3 am.
Mixing height.......300 ft AGL.
Mixing winds........Northwest 10 to 15 mph shifting to the east
                    after 3 am.
Smoke dispersal.....66600 knot-ft early in the evening decreasing
                    to 2100 knot-ft late in the night.

TIME (CDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
Sky (%).........4      5      8      13     30     61
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
Tstm cov........
Temp............60     54     49     45     42     39
RH..............31     40     48     56     63     69
20 ft wind......NW 5   NW 5   N 5    N 5    NE 5   E 5
20 ft wind gust.14     11     7      7      7      6
Mix hgt (ft)....4400   2400   500    400    400    300
Mixing wind.....NW 15  N 15   N 10   NE 10  E 10   E 10
Vrate kt-ft/1K..67     26     3      3      3      2

.MONDAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (60-70 percent). Chance of rain.
Max temperature.....Around 60.
Min humidity........39 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........East winds 5 to 10 mph.
Mixing height.......2000 ft AGL.
Mixing winds........Southeast 10 to 15 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....2100 knot-ft early in the morning increasing to
                    20100 knot-ft in the afternoon.

TIME (CDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Sky (%).........68        60        60        67
Weather cov.....          CHANCE    CHANCE    CHANCE
Weather type....NONE      RAIN      RAIN      RAIN
Tstm cov........
Temp............38        46        54        58
RH..............75        58        45        40
20 FT wind......E 5       E 5G6     E 5G11    SE 10G13
Mix hgt (ft)....300       1000      1800      1800
Mixing wind.....E 10      SE 10     SE 10     SE 15
Vrate kt-ft/1K..2         7         16        20

$$
Forecaster...BR
Requested by...Joesph Kaufmann
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2410628.0/FGF
.DELDT 04/13/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL joseph.kaufmann@usda.gov