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Spot Forecast for Zimmerman N....The Nature Conservancy
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
1027 AM CDT Sat May 4 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 1000 CDT on May 05.
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...

Sunday looks to be dry, with more rainfall early next week across
the region and continuing rain chances through the remainder of
the week.

.SUNDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (10-20 percent).
Max temperature.....Around 65.
Min humidity........34 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........South winds around 5 mph.
Mixing height.......5900 ft AGL.
Mixing winds........South 5 to 10 mph increasing to around 15 mph
                    late in the afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....13000 knot-ft early in the morning increasing
                    to 66200 knot-ft in the afternoon.

TIME (CDT)      10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........8   10  13  16  20  24  24  19
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Temp............52  55  58  61  63  64  65  64
RH..............61  55  47  41  37  35  34  35
20 FT wind dir..S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
20 FT wind spd..5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5
20 FT wind gust.7   8   8   7   7   8   9   11
Mix hgt (kft)...2.6 3.5 4.6 5.4 5.6 5.8 5.9 5.7
Mixing wind dir.S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
Mixing wind spd.5   5   5   5   10  10  10  15
Vrate kt-ft/1K..13  21  25  27  45  52  59  66

.SUNDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (20-30 percent).
Min temperature.....Around 48.
Max humidity........77 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts to
                    around 19 mph increasing to around 15 mph after
                    3 am.
Mixing height.......100 ft AGL.
Mixing winds........Southeast 15 to 20 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....72300 knot-ft early in the evening decreasing
                    to 1700 knot-ft late in the night.

TIME (CDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
Sky (%).........13     7      6      11     21     36
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
Tstm cov........
Temp............64     60     53     51     50     49
RH..............35     42     57     63     67     71
20 ft wind......S 5    SE 10  SE 10  SE 10  SE 10  SE 15
20 ft wind gust.11     13     14     16     19     22
Mix hgt (ft)....5400   3000   400    300    500    600
Mixing wind.....S 15   S 15   SE 15  SE 20  SE 20  SE 20
Vrate kt-ft/1K..72     36     6      4      9      10

.MONDAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (65-75 percent). Chance of rain
                    showers in the afternoon.
Max temperature.....Around 70.
Min humidity........45 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Breezy. Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts
                    to around 33 mph increasing to around 25 mph
                    with gusts to around 37 mph late in the
                    morning.
Mixing height.......4200 ft AGL.
Mixing winds........Southeast 20 to 25 mph increasing to 30 to 35
                    mph in the late morning and afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....8300 knot-ft early in the morning increasing to
                    102300 knot-ft in the afternoon increasing to
                    (111900 knot-ft) late in the afternoon.

TIME (CDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Sky (%).........59        65        72        71
Weather cov.....                              CHANCE
Weather type....NONE      NONE      NONE      RNSHWR
Tstm cov........
Temp............48        54        62        68
RH..............74        66        53        46
20 FT wind......SE 15G23  SE 20G30  SE 25G34  SE 25G34
Mix hgt (ft)....500       2300      3700      4200
Mixing wind.....SE 20     SE 30     SE 30     SE 30
Vrate kt-ft/1K..8         55        100       121

$$
Forecaster...MJB
Requested by...Eric Hoff
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2413148.0/FGF
.DELDT 05/05/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL ehoff@tnc.org