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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
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.DELDT 06/14/24
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.EMAIL Terry_Gwilliams@fws.gov