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Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
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Spot Forecast for Chippewa Pond WMA...MN DNR
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
828 AM CDT Wed May 8 2024
Forecast is based on ignition time of 1300 CDT on May 08.
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...
Mostly clear skies this morning but a few more clouds bringing
coverage up to 50 percent later today. A few isolated pop up
showers will be possible late in the afternoon and into the early
evening. Light winds will steady out of the east at around 5 to
10 mph by burn time. Temperatures will climb into the lower 70s,
with afternoon relative humidity values dropping into 35 to 40
percent range.
.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (40-50 percent). Slight chance of
rain showers late in the afternoon.
Max temperature.....Around 71.
Min humidity........37 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds becoming east 5 to 10 mph.
Mixing height.......7400 ft AGL.
Mixing winds........Southeast around 5 mph increasing to east 15 to
20 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....1600 knot-ft early in the morning increasing to
80000 knot-ft in the afternoon increasing to
(81800 knot-ft) late in the afternoon.
TIME (CDT) 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........39 49 58 68 65
Weather cov..... SCH
Weather type.... RW
Tstm cov........
Temp............67 68 69 70 69
RH..............42 39 37 38 39
20 FT wind dir..E E E E E
20 FT wind spd..10 10 10 10 10
20 FT wind gust.14 14 14 15 14
Mix hgt (kft)...4.8 5.3 6.9 7.4 5.8
Mixing wind dir.E E E E E
Mixing wind spd.15 15 20 15 15
Vrate kt-ft/1K..72 80 110 111 82
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (55-65 percent) then becoming
partly cloudy (25-35 percent). Slight chance of
rain showers early in the evening.
Min temperature.....Around 44.
Max humidity........79 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northeast winds around 10 mph. Gusts up to 21
mph late in the evening.
Mixing height.......500 ft AGL.
Mixing winds........Northeast 10 to 15 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....76700 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 (%).........62 53 40 28 16 28
Weather cov.....S CHC
Weather type....RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
Tstm cov........
Temp............68 63 57 53 49 46
RH..............40 54 69 71 77 79
20 ft wind......E 10 NE 10 NE 10 NE 10 NE 10 NE 10
20 ft wind gust.15 14 15 19 18 16
Mix hgt (ft)....5100 500 600 600 600 800
Mixing wind.....E 15 E 10 NE 15 E 15 NE 15 NE 15
Vrate kt-ft/1K..77 4 9 8 9 11
.THURSDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (30-40 percent).
Max temperature.....Around 67.
Min humidity........35 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northeast winds around 10 mph.
Mixing height.......5400 ft AGL.
Mixing winds........Northeast around 15 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....7400 knot-ft early in the morning increasing to
74200 knot-ft in the afternoon.
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM
Sky (%).........40 38 26 31
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE NONE NONE NONE
Tstm cov........
Temp............46 51 59 64
RH..............73 63 51 43
20 FT wind......NE 10G15 NE 10G13 NE 10G14 N 10G14
Mix hgt (ft)....600 1300 4100 5400
Mixing wind.....NE 15 NE 15 N 15 N 15
Vrate kt-ft/1K..7 16 54 64
$$
Forecaster...JR
Requested by...Matt Mecklenburg
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 05/08/24
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.EMAIL matt.mecklenburg@state.mn.us