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Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
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Spot Forecast for Garfield 30 NPB South Rx burn...MN DNR
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
436 PM CDT Sun May 12 2024
Forecast is based on ignition time of 0800 CDT on May 13.
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...
Northerly winds through the day remain gentle and up to 10 mph
with minimal gusting. Should see a slight turn in winds to the
northeast by 4pm tomorrow. RH could dip as low as 25 percent
tomorrow but is more likely to stay near 30 percent in the
afternoon. It is still uncertain how much Canadian wildfire smoke
may be around tomorrow and what impacts that will have on
afternoon heating.
.MONDAY...
Sky/weather.........Sunny (10-20 percent).
Max temperature.....Around 65.
Min humidity........28 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........North winds 5 to 10 mph.
Mixing height.......5100 ft AGL.
Mixing winds........North 10 to 15 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....13000 knot-ft early in the morning increasing
to 50800 knot-ft in the afternoon.
TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........28 26 23 21 18 5 9 10 10 10
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Temp............42 46 51 54 57 60 62 63 64 65
RH..............73 65 51 48 42 37 33 31 29 29
20 FT wind dir..N N N N N N N N N N
20 FT wind spd..5 10 10 5 5 5 5 10 5 10
20 FT wind gust.12 12 12 12 11 11 12 12 12 12
Mix hgt (kft)...1.3 2.0 2.8 3.4 3.8 4.2 4.6 4.8 5.1 5.1
Mixing wind dir.N N N N N N N N N N
Mixing wind spd.10 10 10 15 10 10 10 10 10 10
Vrate kt-ft/1K..13 18 25 38 38 43 46 43 46 51
.MONDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (10-20 percent).
Min temperature.....Around 42.
Max humidity........71 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the
east late in the evening.
Mixing height.......400 ft AGL.
Mixing winds........Northeast around 10 mph shifting to the east in
the late evening and overnight.
Smoke dispersal.....49300 knot-ft early in the evening decreasing
to 4200 knot-ft late in the night.
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
Sky (%).........11 11 11 15 17 19
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
Tstm cov........
Temp............65 61 52 48 45 43
RH..............29 34 47 53 65 71
20 ft wind......N 10 NE 5 NE 10 E 10 E 10 E 10
20 ft wind gust.12 12 14 15 15 14
Mix hgt (ft)....4900 1100 500 400 400 400
Mixing wind.....N 10 NE 10 E 15 E 15 E 15 E 15
Vrate kt-ft/1K..49 11 5 5 5 5
.TUESDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (40-50 percent) then becoming
mostly cloudy (75-85 percent). Slight chance of
rain showers in the afternoon.
Max temperature.....Around 69.
Min humidity........31 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds around 10 mph.
Mixing height.......6100 ft AGL.
Mixing winds........Southeast around 15 mph shifting to the south
in the late morning and afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....4700 knot-ft early in the morning increasing to
61500 knot-ft in the afternoon.
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM
Sky (%).........25 36 57 73
Weather cov..... S CHC
Weather type....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR
Tstm cov........
Temp............44 53 63 68
RH..............68 55 40 32
20 FT wind......E 10G15 SE 10G16 SE 10G14 SE 10G14
Mix hgt (ft)....400 1600 4100 5800
Mixing wind.....E 15 S 15 S 15 S 15
Vrate kt-ft/1K..5 21 51 62
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Forecaster...TT
Requested by...Tyler Janke
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
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.EMAIL tyler.janke@state.mn.us