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FNUS73 KFGF 241255
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Spot Forecast for SBA WPA...USFWS
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
755 AM CDT Wed Apr 24 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 1400 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...

South-southwest winds 5 mph to start the day will become 10 to 15
mph this afternoon. Dry conditions today with RH values reaching
near 20 percent by mid to late afternoon. Rain chances will
increase late Thursday night into Saturday...but our area will be
on the northwest edge of the system so rain amounts at this time
for this system will be 0.25 inch or less.



.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (10-20 percent).
Max temperature.....Around 65.
Min humidity........22 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........South winds 10 to 15 mph.
Mixing height.......9200 ft AGL.
Mixing winds........Southwest around 15 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....(101700 knot-ft).

TIME (CDT)      2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........8   7   6   19
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Temp............63  65  65  65
RH..............24  23  22  22
20 FT wind dir..SW  S   S   S
20 FT wind spd..15  10  10  10
20 FT wind gust.16  14  14  14
Mix hgt (kft)...8.2 9.1 9.2 9.1
Mixing wind dir.SW  SW  S   S
Mixing wind spd.15  15  15  15
Vrate kt-ft/1K..124 118 102 110

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (15-25 percent).
Min temperature.....Around 42.
Max humidity........65 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........South winds 10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 26 mph in
                    the late evening and overnight.
Mixing height.......500 ft AGL.
Mixing winds........South 15 to 20 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....(93800 knot-ft) decreasing to (6200 knot-ft)
                    early in the evening.

TIME (CDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
Sky (%).........32     20     10     9      14     38
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
Tstm cov........
Temp............65     60     52     48     45     43
RH..............22     26     38     46     53     60
20 ft wind......S 10   S 10   SE 10  S 10   S 15   S 15
20 ft wind gust.14     14     18     20     20     20
Mix hgt (ft)....8900   800    500    500    600    500
Mixing wind.....S 15   S 15   S 15   S 20   S 20   S 15
Vrate kt-ft/1K..116    10     6      9      10     8

.THURSDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (25-35 percent).
Max temperature.....Around 72.
Min humidity........35 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Breezy. South winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to
                    around 23 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph in the
                    late morning and afternoon.
Mixing height.......5000 ft AGL.
Mixing winds........South 20 to 25 mph increasing to around 30 mph
                    in the late morning and afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....8600 knot-ft early in the morning increasing to
                    99900 knot-ft in the afternoon increasing to
                    (110700 knot-ft) late in the afternoon.

TIME (CDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Sky (%).........28        28        32        40
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
Tstm cov........
Temp............42        52        65        71
RH..............65        56        40        36
20 FT wind......S 10G20   S 20G27   S 20G27   S 25G29
Mix hgt (ft)....500       1600      3300      4600
Mixing wind.....S 20      S 25      S 30      S 30
Vrate kt-ft/1K..9         36        82        122

$$
Forecaster...DR
Requested by...Jason Wagner
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2412226.0/FGF
.DELDT 04/24/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL jason_wagner@fws.gov