Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
759 FNUS73 KFGF 011238 FWSFGF Spot Forecast for Impoundment...NATURE CONSERVANCY National Weather Service Grand Forks ND 738 AM CDT Wed May 1 2024 Forecast is based on ignition time of 1300 CDT on May 01. 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... Sorry for the delay in getting this out. Today will feature a break in the rainfall with mostly sunny sky and temperatures reaching into the 60s this afternoon. Anticipate a more or less consistent west wind 10-15 mph with gusts up to 20 mph, with a low potential for slightly stronger winds of 15-20 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. The relative humidity forecast carries lower confidence, most likely around 45 percent during your burn time, but the potential does exist to be as low as 35 percent. .REST OF TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (25-35 percent). Max temperature.....Around 63. Min humidity........47 percent. Wind (20 ft)........West winds 10 to 15 mph. Mixing height.......5800 ft AGL. Mixing winds........West 15 to 20 mph. Smoke dispersal.....(70000 knot-ft). TIME (CDT) 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM Sky (%).........41 22 18 33 45 Weather cov..... Weather type.... Tstm cov........ Temp............55 58 59 60 60 RH..............64 55 51 47 47 20 FT wind dir..W W W W W 20 FT wind spd..15 10 10 10 10 20 FT wind gust.20 19 18 16 14 Mix hgt (kft)...4.5 4.9 5.2 5.8 5.8 Mixing wind dir.W W W W W Mixing wind spd.20 20 15 15 15 Vrate kt-ft/1K..82 83 78 87 70 .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (70-80 percent). Slight chance of rain showers after 3 am. Min temperature.....Around 47. Max humidity........83 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds around 5 mph shifting to the southeast early in the evening. Mixing height.......400 ft AGL. Mixing winds........West 5 to 10 mph shifting to the south early in the evening, then shifting to the southeast in the late evening and overnight shifting to the south around 15 mph early in the morning. Smoke dispersal.....42600 knot-ft early in the evening decreasing to 2400 knot-ft late in the night. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM Sky (%).........59 69 75 87 87 91 Weather cov..... S CHC Weather type....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR Tstm cov........ Temp............60 57 53 51 50 49 RH..............47 56 64 68 71 77 20 ft wind......W 5 SE 5 SE 5 S 5 SE 5 SE 5 20 ft wind gust.12 7 9 9 9 9 Mix hgt (ft)....5200 500 400 500 500 500 Mixing wind.....W 10 S 5 SE 10 SE 10 S 10 S 10 Vrate kt-ft/1K..43 3 3 5 5 4 .THURSDAY... Sky/weather.........Cloudy (90-100 percent). Chance of rain showers early in the morning, then rain showers likely in the morning. Rain showers in the afternoon. Max temperature.....Around 54. Min humidity........77 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 21 mph in the afternoon. Mixing height.......2500 ft AGL. Mixing winds........Southeast 10 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Smoke dispersal.....6500 knot-ft early in the morning increasing to 46800 knot-ft in the afternoon. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM Sky (%).........91 94 97 96 Weather cov.....CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY DEFNTE Weather type....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR Tstm cov........ Temp............48 49 51 52 RH..............80 83 80 77 20 FT wind......SE 5G11 SE 10G15 SE 10G18 SE 10G18 Mix hgt (ft)....600 1500 2200 2400 Mixing wind.....S 10 SE 15 SE 20 SE 20 Vrate kt-ft/1K..7 18 38 39 $$ Forecaster...TG Requested by...Eric Hoff Type of request...PRESCRIBED .TAG 2412887.0/FGF .DELDT 05/01/24 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL ehoff@tnc.org