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Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
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Spot Forecast for Foxhome Prairie South...The Nature Conservancy
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
843 AM CDT Thu May 9 2024
Forecast is based on ignition time of 0900 CDT on May 09.
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...
A few stray clouds this morning at the burn site, then becoming
mostly sunny. Temperatures will be in the 50s by ignition time
and rise into the lower 70s by the afternoon. Northeasterly winds
in the 5 to 10 mph range will shift to the north during the early
afternoon. Afternoon relative humidity values will drop into the
30 to 35 percent range.
.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (55-65 percent) then becoming
sunny (15-25 percent).
Max temperature.....Around 71.
Min humidity........34 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........East winds 5 to 10 mph early in the morning
becoming light, then becoming north 5 to 10 mph
late in the morning becoming around 10 mph.
Mixing height.......7500 ft AGL.
Mixing winds........East 10 to 15 mph shifting to the north late in
the afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....5000 knot-ft early in the morning increasing to
90500 knot-ft in the afternoon.
TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........16 14 20 27 26 24 23 21 21
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Temp............53 56 58 61 64 66 67 68 68
RH..............77 72 69 60 48 43 40 37 36
20 FT wind dir..NE NE NE NE N N N N N
20 FT wind spd..5 0 5 5 5 10 10 10 10
20 FT wind gust.7 6 6 8 12 13 13 13 13
Mix hgt (kft)...1.3 1.3 1.8 3.1 4.5 6.4 7.1 7.5 7.0
Mixing wind dir.E NE NE N N N N N N
Mixing wind spd.10 10 5 10 10 10 10 10 15
Vrate kt-ft/1K..9 8 11 25 36 64 71 75 91
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (20-30 percent) then becoming
mostly cloudy (50-60 percent).
Min temperature.....Around 47.
Max humidity........83 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........North winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the
southeast overnight, then shifting to the
southwest overnight.
Mixing height.......300 ft AGL.
Mixing winds........North 10 to 15 mph shifting to the northwest
around 5 mph late in the evening, then shifting
to the west overnight.
Smoke dispersal.....71400 knot-ft early in the evening decreasing
to 1700 knot-ft late in the night.
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
Sky (%).........21 27 13 19 26 32
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
Tstm cov........
Temp............68 64 57 55 51 49
RH..............34 40 51 55 63 74
20 ft wind......N 10 N 5 N 5 SE 5 SW 5 SW 5
20 ft wind gust.13 9 6 7 8
Mix hgt (ft)....6500 600 400 400 300 300
Mixing wind.....N 15 N 10 N 5 NW 5 W 5 W 10
Vrate kt-ft/1K..71 4 2 2 2 3
.FRIDAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (50-60 percent) then becoming
sunny (15-25 percent).
Max temperature.....Around 70.
Min humidity........32 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds 5 to 10 mph increasing to northwest
around 20 mph.
Mixing height.......9300 ft AGL.
Mixing winds........Northwest 10 to 15 mph increasing to 25 to 30
mph.
Smoke dispersal.....3000 knot-ft early in the morning increasing to
44800 knot-ft in the afternoon increasing to
(140000 knot-ft).
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM
Sky (%).........56 1 22 32
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE NONE NONE NONE
Tstm cov........
Temp............50 58 66 66
RH..............77 64 42 36
20 FT wind......W 5G11 NW 10G18 NW 20G23 NW 20G27
Mix hgt (ft)....300 1500 7500 8200
Mixing wind.....NW 10 NW 15 NW 25 NW 25
Vrate kt-ft/1K..3 23 170 189
$$
Forecaster...JR
Requested by...Eric Hoff
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
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.EMAIL ehoff@tnc.org