Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
398 FNUS73 KFGF 141021 FWSFGF Spot Forecast for Lettenmaier WPA...FWS National Weather Service Grand Forks ND 521 AM CDT Fri Jun 14 2024 Forecast is based on ignition time of 1100 CDT on June 14. 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... For western Barnes county, look for RH values to fall into the middle to upper 30 percent range, with generally light winds through much of the day. A gradual wind shift to the southeast is expected early this afternoon, most likely between 1pm and 3pm. Winds will then increase during the late afternoon and early evening, with wind speeds increasing to around 10 mph. .REST OF TODAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny (10-20 percent). Max temperature.....Around 80. Min humidity........39 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds around 5 mph shifting to the south in the afternoon. Mixing height.......5700 ft AGL. Mixing winds........West around 5 mph shifting to the south late in the afternoon. Smoke dispersal.....24400 knot-ft early in the morning increasing to 54900 knot-ft in the afternoon. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM Sky (%).........2 2 3 11 7 21 31 Weather cov..... Weather type.... Tstm cov........ Temp............72 74 76 77 78 79 79 RH..............49 44 40 40 39 39 39 20 FT wind dir..W SW S S S S S 20 FT wind spd..5 5 5 5 5 10 10 20 FT wind gust.7 7 9 11 12 14 14 Mix hgt (kft)...4.1 4.9 5.2 5.5 5.5 5.7 5.5 Mixing wind dir.W W W SW S S S Mixing wind spd.5 5 5 5 10 10 10 Vrate kt-ft/1K..25 24 26 33 44 51 55 .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (40-50 percent) then becoming mostly cloudy (60-70 percent). Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the evening. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the late evening and overnight. Min temperature.....Around 63. Max humidity........84 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms early in the evening. Mixing height.......400 ft AGL. Mixing winds........Southeast 10 to 15 mph shifting to the south around 20 mph overnight. Smoke dispersal.....40700 knot-ft early in the evening decreasing to 5700 knot-ft late in the night. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM Sky (%).........46 74 80 72 81 74 Weather cov..... S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE Weather type....NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR Tstm cov........ S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE Temp............80 76 70 66 65 65 RH..............39 50 66 75 78 75 20 ft wind......SE 10 SE 10 SE 10 SE 10 SE 10 SE 15 20 ft wind gust.15 15 16 19 20 22 Mix hgt (ft)....4100 600 400 500 500 600 Mixing wind.....S 10 SE 10 SE 15 SE 15 S 20 S 20 Vrate kt-ft/1K..41 6 6 8 9 10 .SATURDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (65-75 percent). Chance of thunderstorms early in the morning. Chance of showers in the morning. Slight chance of thunderstorms late in the morning. Max temperature.....Around 77. Min humidity........62 percent. Wind (20 ft)........South winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts to around 28 mph. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms early in the morning. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms late in the morning. Mixing height.......2800 ft AGL. Mixing winds........South 20 to 25 mph increasing to 25 to 30 mph in the late morning and afternoon. Smoke dispersal.....10500 knot-ft early in the morning increasing to 70900 knot-ft in the afternoon. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM Sky (%).........73 75 65 65 Weather cov.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE Weather type....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE Tstm cov........CHANCE CHANCE S CHC Temp............63 67 73 75 RH..............84 84 68 64 20 FT wind......S 15G23 S 20G26 S 20G28 S 20G26 Mix hgt (ft)....600 2000 2600 2700 Mixing wind.....S 20 S 30 S 30 S 25 Vrate kt-ft/1K..11 46 65 63 $$ Forecaster...TL Requested by...Terry Gwilliams Type of request...PRESCRIBED .TAG 2416037.1/FGF .DELDT 06/14/24 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL Terry_Gwilliams@fws.gov