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Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
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Spot Forecast for Bjugstad E...U.S. Forest Service
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
359 PM CDT Fri May 10 2024
Forecast is based on ignition time of 1551 CDT on May 10.
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...
Still a few good hours of low RH this afternoon around 20 percent
before climbing over 30 percent by 9pm. Northwest 20mph winds
continue until 6pm with gusts to 30mph in the meantime. Winds
pivot to the southwest overnight around 4am with another breezy
day Saturday as southwest winds gust near 20 mph. Low chance for
rain or lightning in the area today
.REST OF TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (45-55 percent).
Max temperature.....Around 71.
Min humidity........23 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to
around 26 mph.
Mixing height.......10700 ft AGL.
Mixing winds........Northwest 30 to 35 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....(280000 knot-ft).
TIME (CDT) 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........47 52 46
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Temp............69 69 69
RH..............24 23 23
20 FT wind dir..N NW NW
20 FT wind spd..10 15 15
20 FT wind gust.26 25 23
Mix hgt (kft)...11 11 10
Mixing wind dir.NW NW NW
Mixing wind spd.30 35 30
Vrate kt-ft/1K..300 303 280
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (20-30 percent).
Min temperature.....Around 42.
Max humidity........81 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........North winds 10 to 15 mph shifting to the
northwest around 5 mph late in the evening,
then shifting to the west overnight.
Mixing height.......300 ft AGL.
Mixing winds........Northwest 25 to 30 mph becoming north 10 to 15
mph early in the evening, then shifting to the
northwest around 5 mph overnight shifting to
the southwest overnight.
Smoke dispersal.....(172600 knot-ft) decreasing to 13000 knot-ft
early in the evening decreasing to 1400 knot-ft
late in the night early in the evening.
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
Sky (%).........38 23 6 6 14 22
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
Tstm cov........
Temp............68 66 55 51 48 44
RH..............24 29 46 54 64 77
20 ft wind......NW 10 N 15 NW 5 NW 5 W 5 W 5
20 ft wind gust.20 20 9 7 6 7
Mix hgt (ft)....9500 900 400 400 300 400
Mixing wind.....NW 30 N 15 N 10 NW 5 W 5 SW 5
Vrate kt-ft/1K..247 13 3 2 1 2
.SATURDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (35-45 percent).
Max temperature.....Around 80.
Min humidity........25 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts to
around 20 mph shifting to the west around 15
mph late in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......9000 ft AGL.
Mixing winds........Southwest 10 to 15 mph shifting to the west
around 20 mph in the afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....2400 knot-ft early in the morning increasing to
80200 knot-ft in the afternoon increasing to
(105700 knot-ft) in the afternoon.
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM
Sky (%).........21 17 24 54
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE NONE NONE NONE
Tstm cov........
Temp............42 54 72 79
RH..............81 60 32 25
20 FT wind......SW 5G8 SW 10G14 W 10G16 W 15G21
Mix hgt (ft)....300 700 5300 8400
Mixing wind.....SW 10 SW 10 W 15 W 20
Vrate kt-ft/1K..2 7 80 150
$$
Forecaster...TT
Requested by...Erik Danko
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2413730.0/FGF
.DELDT 05/10/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL david_gones@nps.gov,erik.danko@usda.gov