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Spot Forecast for PWLC...USFWS
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
703 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...

Light northeast wind to start the day turning  more north this afternoon
at 10 mph.  A few scattered clouds.  Minimum RH values 30-35 percent,
but could drop into the upper 20s depending on high temperature.


.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (20-30 percent).
Max temperature.....Around 70.
Min humidity........34 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph shifting to the
                    north 5 to 10 mph late in the morning.
Mixing height.......7100 ft AGL.
Mixing winds........East 10 to 15 mph shifting to the north in the
                    afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....9600 knot-ft early in the morning increasing to
                    98500 knot-ft in the afternoon.

TIME (CDT)      9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........17  16  26  35  32  28  25  21  20
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Temp............54  56  57  61  63  65  67  67  67
RH..............71  66  59  51  48  45  39  37  37
20 FT wind dir..E   NE  NE  N   N   N   N   N   N
20 FT wind spd..15  10  5   5   5   10  10  10  10
20 FT wind gust.    12  9   9   12  13  13  13  13
Mix hgt (kft)...1.0 1.4 1.8 2.9 4.7 6.3 7.1 6.7 7.0
Mixing wind dir.E   E   NE  N   N   N   N   N   N
Mixing wind spd.15  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  15
Vrate kt-ft/1K..10  10  13  20  42  57  71  67  99

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (15-25 percent).
Min temperature.....Around 46.
Max humidity........80 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........North winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the
                    southwest overnight, then becoming southwest
                    around 5 mph after 3 am.
Mixing height.......300 ft AGL.
Mixing winds........North 10 to 15 mph shifting to the northwest 5
                    to 10 mph early in the evening, then shifting
                    to the southwest overnight.
Smoke dispersal.....69400 knot-ft early in the evening decreasing
                    to 2000 knot-ft late in the night.

TIME (CDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
Sky (%).........19     18     11     18     24     24
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
Tstm cov........
Temp............68     64     57     54     51     48
RH..............34     40     51     57     61     74
20 ft wind......N 10   N 5    N 5    NW 5   SW 5   SW 5
20 ft wind gust.13     9      7      6      7      9
Mix hgt (ft)....6300   500    800    300    300    300
Mixing wind.....N 15   N 5    N 10   NW 5   SW 5   SW 10
Vrate kt-ft/1K..69     3      6      2      2      3

.FRIDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (25-35 percent).
Max temperature.....Around 69.
Min humidity........33 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the
                    northwest 10 to 15 mph early in the morning,
                    then increasing to around 20 mph in the
                    afternoon.
Mixing height.......8300 ft AGL.
Mixing winds........Northwest 10 to 15 mph increasing to 25 to 30
                    mph.
Smoke dispersal.....2500 knot-ft early in the morning increasing to
                    41300 knot-ft in the afternoon increasing to
                    (112000 knot-ft) late in the morning.

TIME (CDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Sky (%).........55        4         24        37
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
Tstm cov........
Temp............49        57        65        66
RH..............77        67        43        34
20 FT wind......W 5G11    NW 10G16  NW 20G23  NW 20G27
Mix hgt (ft)....300       1500      6900      8000
Mixing wind.....W 10      NW 20     NW 25     NW 30
Vrate kt-ft/1K..3         24        149       188

$$
Forecaster...DR
Requested by...Troy Boschee
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2413585.0/FGF
.DELDT 05/09/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL troy_boschee@fws.gov