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Spot Forecast for White Earth Community unit #12...BIA
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
931 AM CDT Fri Mar 14 2025

Forecast is based on ignition time of 1300 CDT on March 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...An approaching storm system will lead to consistent
southeast winds 10-20 mph this afternoon, but becoming more light
and variable after 5-6 pm in case the burn lasts that long.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (45-55 percent).
Max temperature.....Around 65.
Min humidity........46 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
Mixing height.......3100 ft AGL.
Mixing winds........Southeast around 20 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....27700 knot-ft early in the morning increasing
                    to 56300 knot-ft in the afternoon.

TIME (CDT)      1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........44  42  40  50  59
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Temp............62  63  65  65  65
RH..............54  52  48  48  46
20 FT wind dir..SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
20 FT wind spd..15  15  10  10  10
20 FT wind gust.21  20  19  16  14
Mix hgt (kft)...1.6 1.9 2.4 2.9 3.1
Mixing wind dir.SE  SE  SE  SE  S
Mixing wind spd.20  20  20  20  20
Vrate kt-ft/1K..28  33  44  52  56

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (75-85 percent). Chance of rain
                    in the evening, then sleet with possible rain
                    and freezing rain likely overnight.
Min temperature.....Around 19.
Max humidity........100 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Breezy. East winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the
                    northeast early in the evening, then shifting
                    to the north 10 to 15 mph late in the evening
                    increasing to 20 to 25 mph with gusts to around
                    34 mph overnight.
Mixing height.......300 ft AGL.
Mixing winds........Southeast around 15 mph decreasing to around 5
                    mph early in the evening, then shifting to the
                    northeast early in the evening shifting to the
                    north 15 to 20 mph late in the evening
                    increasing to 25 to 30 mph increasing to around
                    35 mph early in the morning.
Smoke dispersal.....48900 knot-ft early in the evening decreasing
                    to 1800 knot-ft late in the night.

TIME (CDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
Sky (%).........69     78     77     81     89     92
Weather cov.....       S CHC  CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY
Weather type....NONE   RAIN   RAIN   RAIN   RAIN   SLEET
Tstm cov........
Temp............63     56     49     43     37     33
RH..............50     66     80     86     89     89
20 ft wind......SE 10  NE 5   N 10   N 15   N 20   N 25
20 ft wind gust.12     11     14     20     23     33
Mix hgt (ft)....1000   300    900    1200   1200   1200
Mixing wind.....SE 15  NE 10  N 15   N 20   N 30   N 30
Vrate kt-ft/1K..11     2      13     23     29     33

.SATURDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (70-80 percent). Sleet and slight
                    chance of freezing rain in the morning. Snow
                    through the day. Blowing snow in the late
                    morning and afternoon.
Max temperature.....Around 28.
Min humidity........65 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Windy. Northwest winds around 30 mph with gusts
                    to around 41 mph.
Mixing height.......2600 ft AGL.
Mixing winds........Northwest 35 to 40 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....48100 knot-ft early in the morning increasing
                    to 85800 knot-ft in the afternoon.

TIME (CDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Sky (%).........89        88        87        73
Weather cov.....DEFNTE    DEFNTE    DEFNTE    DEFNTE
Weather type....SLEET     SNOW      SNOW      BLSNOW
Tstm cov........
Temp............26        20        21        22
RH..............100       92        74        66
20 FT wind......N 30G35   NW 30G40  NW 30G41  NW 30G41
Mix hgt (ft)....1800      1800      1900      2400
Mixing wind.....N 35      N 35      NW 40     NW 40
Vrate kt-ft/1K..56        53        61        79

$$
Forecaster...TG
Requested by...Terrance Snetsinger
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2506516.0/FGF
.DELDT 03/14/25
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL Terrance.snetsinger@bia.gov