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Spot Forecast for Grand Forks Spring Rx 2024...USFWS
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
544 AM CDT Wed Apr 24 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0800 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 with afternoon relative humidities lowering to near 20
percent. Winds will be light, becoming a more steady south to
southwest wind near 10 mph this afternoon.

Wet weather moves in late Thursday night with on and off rain thru
the weekend.


.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent).
Max temperature.....Around 65.
Min humidity........23 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........South winds 5 to 10 mph.
Mixing height.......8000 ft AGL.
Mixing winds........South 5 to 10 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....1700 knot-ft early in the morning increasing to
                    80300 knot-ft in the afternoon.

TIME (CDT)      8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........4   4   4   4   4   4   5   5   6   18
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Temp............31  40  49  54  57  60  62  64  65  65
RH..............63  48  36  28  28  27  25  24  24  23
20 FT wind dir..SW  SW  S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
20 FT wind spd..5   5   5   5   10  10  10  10  10  10
20 FT wind gust.    7   11  11  11  12  12  13  12  14
Mix hgt (kft)...0.3 0.8 1.6 3.5 4.7 5.6 6.7 7.4 7.7 8.0
Mixing wind dir.SW  SW  SW  SW  S   S   S   S   S   S
Mixing wind spd.5   10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10
Vrate kt-ft/1K..2   6   15  28  42  51  61  74  77  80

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (15-25 percent).
Min temperature.....Around 41.
Max humidity........67 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........South winds 10 to 15 mph.
Mixing height.......400 ft AGL.
Mixing winds........South 10 to 15 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....75400 knot-ft early in the evening decreasing
                    to 4800 knot-ft late in the night.

TIME (CDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
Sky (%).........31     30     19     10     9      8
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
Tstm cov........
Temp............65     60     52     48     46     44
RH..............24     28     39     46     51     60
20 ft wind......S 10   S 10   SE 10  S 10   S 10   S 10
20 ft wind gust.14     14     14     18     19     20
Mix hgt (ft)....7500   800    400    400    500    500
Mixing wind.....S 10   S 10   S 15   S 15   S 15   S 15
Vrate kt-ft/1K..75     8      5      6      7      7

.THURSDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (30-40 percent).
Max temperature.....Around 72.
Min humidity........32 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Breezy. South winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to
                    around 23 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph with
                    gusts to around 36 mph in the late morning and
                    afternoon.
Mixing height.......5400 ft AGL.
Mixing winds........South 15 to 20 mph increasing to 35 to 40 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....6700 knot-ft early in the morning increasing to
                    95800 knot-ft in the afternoon increasing to
                    (121100 knot-ft) late in the afternoon.

TIME (CDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Sky (%).........27        31        35        38
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
Tstm cov........
Temp............42        53        66        71
RH..............65        52        37        34
20 FT wind......S 10G20   S 20G28   S 25G32   S 25G35
Mix hgt (ft)....500       1200      3100      4900
Mixing wind.....S 15      S 25      S 30      S 35
Vrate kt-ft/1K..7         25        81        149

$$
Forecaster...DR
Requested by...Bla Harrington
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2412146.0/FGF
.DELDT 04/24/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL bela_harrington@fws.gov