Spot Forecast Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
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Spot Forecast for Bluestem south/ Johnson West...The Nature Conservancy
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
511 AM CDT Wed Apr 24 2024
Forecast is based on ignition time of 0900 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 today. Light and variable winds to start the day but look for
winds to become more south to southwest midday and afternoon as
high pressure moves to our east. Wind speeds will be light, 5 to
10 mph and with light winds there can always be variable direction
at times due to local topography or other influences. Rain moves
in Thursday night and lasts into the weekend.
.REST OF TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Sunny (10-20 percent).
Max temperature.....Around 64.
Min humidity........22 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........South winds around 5 mph.
Mixing height.......6600 ft AGL.
Mixing winds........Southwest 5 to 10 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....3500 knot-ft early in the morning increasing to
46100 knot-ft in the afternoon.
TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........4 5 6 6 7 8 9 9 25
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Temp............43 48 52 55 58 60 62 63 64
RH..............57 49 41 34 29 26 23 22 22
20 FT wind dir..S S S SW S S S S S
20 FT wind spd..5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
20 FT wind gust.6 7 7 7 7 8 8 9 11
Mix hgt (kft)...0.7 1.6 3.0 4.5 5.4 5.9 6.1 6.6 6.6
Mixing wind dir.S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S
Mixing wind spd.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 10
Vrate kt-ft/1K..4 8 15 22 33 29 37 40 46
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (35-45 percent) then becoming
mostly cloudy (55-65 percent) then becoming
mostly clear (15-25 percent).
Min temperature.....Around 45.
Max humidity........62 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to
15 mph in the late evening and overnight.
Mixing height.......400 ft AGL.
Mixing winds........Southeast 10 to 15 mph shifting to the south
around 20 mph overnight.
Smoke dispersal.....44900 knot-ft early in the evening decreasing
to 4500 knot-ft late in the night.
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
Sky (%).........41 57 61 18 15 13
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
Tstm cov........
Temp............64 61 54 50 48 47
RH..............22 27 40 50 53 56
20 ft wind......S 5 SE 5 SE 10 SE 10 SE 15 SE 15
20 ft wind gust.11 11 14 19 21 22
Mix hgt (ft)....6400 600 400 500 500 600
Mixing wind.....S 10 S 10 SE 15 SE 15 S 20 S 20
Vrate kt-ft/1K..45 5 5 7 8 9
.THURSDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (40-50 percent).
Max temperature.....Around 71.
Min humidity........34 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Breezy. Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts
to around 30 mph shifting to the south around
25 mph with gusts to around 32 mph late in the
morning.
Mixing height.......6000 ft AGL.
Mixing winds........South 15 to 20 mph increasing to around 35 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....8000 knot-ft early in the morning increasing to
82500 knot-ft in the afternoon increasing to
(112000 knot-ft) in the afternoon.
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM
Sky (%).........32 38 47 51
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE NONE NONE NONE
Tstm cov........
Temp............45 52 64 69
RH..............62 54 42 36
20 FT wind......SE 15G21 S 20G29 S 25G32 S 25G32
Mix hgt (ft)....500 1200 2900 5200
Mixing wind.....S 15 S 25 S 30 S 35
Vrate kt-ft/1K..8 28 83 164
$$
Forecaster...DR
Requested by...Eric Hoff
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
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